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Trump wants to protect South Africa’s White farmers. But potential changes to trade privileges would hurt them

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South Africa is the largest beneficiary of the African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) Some US lawmakers want those benefits withdrawn when AGOA is reviewed this year .

South Africa enacted the Expropriation Act , seeking to undo the legacy of apartheid, which created huge disparities in land ownership among its majority Black and minority White population.

President Donald Trump and his South African -born billionaire adviser Elon Musk believe the land reform policy discriminates against White South Africans .

AGOA privileges on account of its expropriation law would hurt White farmers, foreign minister says.

At least 100,000 pallets of citrus are shipped to the US from South Africa annually .

The African continent is the main market for South Africa’s agricultural goods, making up 42% of its agricultural exports.

“We decided that it’s not best to have a knee-jerk reaction,” Ramaphosa said of Trump ’s executive order cutting aid to his nation. “We wanted to let the dust settle.” For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com .

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