Moving away from the Middle East will set off a significant domino effect.

2026-03-12 00:00

"It's been ten days of nightmares, every hour something different," says an exporter who's been sending South African apples, pears, and lemons to the Middle East since the beginning of the year. "It couldn't come at a worse time," he says, referring to the Ramadan period observed by his clients.

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