# The US plans to cut South Africa and Rwanda from the AGOA trade deal

> The US plans to remove South Africa and Rwanda from the African Growth and Opportunity Act trade preferences. The move follows the US excluding South Africa from a G20 foreign ministers meeting in Atlanta the previous week.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T21:12:47.967Z
- Category: trade · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75945-the-us-plans-to-cut-south-africa-and-rwanda-from-the-agoa-trade-deal
- Commodities: [South African Rand (ZAR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDZAR.md)

## Why it matters

Losing AGOA preferences could reduce South African access to the US market for exports. Feed buyers see little direct grain impact, as this is a trade-preference change for non-feed goods.

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/trump-us-south-africa-rwanda-trade-agoa-5b18b1db8995fec67b28b9680d9d8424

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