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EPISODE · Mar 2, 2026 · 8 MIN

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

from Moneyweb@Midday · host Jeremy Maggs

‘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. Moneyweb

‘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.

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