JOHANNESBURGMarket Snapshot · AS OF 2 September 2026
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African Finance & Economic Intelligence
EST. 2026 · JOHANNESBURG
Market Snapshot

Source: SARB; Statistics South Africa; Applied Derivatives SAFEX; Discovery Invest; MacroMicro · As of 2 September 2026

Coffee beans and a cup representing the global coffee value chain
Economics

The Economics of Coffee: Competition, Espionage and Value Extraction

From Yemen's monopoly to the modern coffee value chain — how coffee lost control at origin and where value moved instead.

Cocoa pods and beans representing West Africa's cocoa economy
Agri Finance

Sweet and Sour: Why Record Cocoa Prices Left West Africa With a Bitter Aftertaste

Why record cocoa prices did not translate into proportionate gains for West African farmers.

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