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[TOP STORY] Middle East crisis pressures SA trade, oil and rand

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‘Shipping lines have begun to impose what is called war surcharge, which is roughly about R40 per carton of fresh fruit. That in percentage terms is something like 20% of their farm gate revenue,’ says Dr Iraj Abedian, founder and CEO of Pan-African Investment and Research Services.

2 Mar 8AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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