Cape wine a hit in Kenya

Western Cape exports to the

likes of Kenya and Mozambique

have surged, according to a

report released by Wesgro.

Volumes of alcoholic

beverages and wine to Kenya

were especially high in 2016,

growing to around R900m

from R180m – while fresh

fruit and food and beverage

machinery stimulated export

growth in 2015 and 2016,

according to Wesgro CEO Tim

Harris.

There’s also growing demand

in East and West Africa for

agri-processing machinery –

particularly Nigeria, Zambia,

Angola and Kenya – according

to the report, which attributes

the trend to active investment

in these markets by many

Western Cape retailers as

well as food and beverage

companies.

“Medical instruments and

equipment also showed the

diversity of Western Cape

export growth to Kenya,

growing over 1000% in the

five-year period (2012-2016).

The growth in exports to

Mozambique was led by refined

petroleum which grew by

around R1bn in 2016.”