Ahead of the G20, starting in Sandton on Friday, uncertainty remains whether the US, which has decided against sending any delegates to the Summit, has included South Africa in a range of tariff reductions on American beef imports.
This is after US President Donald Trump last Friday rolled back tariffs on more than a range of more than 200 food products, including staples such as coffee, beef, bananas and orange juice.
Reuters reported that it was because of rising pressure on the US President as discontent grows among American consumers over the rising cost of groceries.