Answer to Question #221462 in Economics for Jen

Question

Name three products that have escaped controls under the old agricultural marketing regime in South Africa.

Answer 1

Most of South Africa’s fresh vegetable and subtropical fruit industry escaped controls under the old agricultural marketing regime, while the domestic market for fresh deciduous and citrus fruit was deregulated in the 1970s. Hence, the focus here is on exports of deciduous and citrus fruit. These products were marketed under ‘single channel pool’ schemes, whereby producers had to channel their produce into a pool operated by a statutory monopoly empowered by the Deciduous Fruit and Citrus Control Boards respectively. The main implications of the deregulation of these industries include the effect on the quality and quantities exported, as well as the destination of exports.