It is not only food prices that are set to soar as a result of the crippling drought – the price of Rooibos is set to skyrocket by up to 90%.
Ernest du Toit, spokesman for the SA Rooibos Council, says the 2016 harvest could be the worst in years.
“Although difficult to evaluate the true impact of the drought at this stage, we expect it to be significant. Output losses can only be quantified between January and May of next year, once the final volume of the harvest is known,” Du Toit said.
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