5.7 Spatial Organization of Agriculture

Commodity Chain: The AMSCO textbook states, "A commodity chain is a process used by corporations to gather resources, transform them into goods, and then transport them to consumers." "OEC World" states, "In 2020, South Africa exported $10.2B to United States. The main products that South Africa exported to United States were Platinum ($3.4B), Gold ($1.47B), and Other Precious Metal Products ($1.31B). During the last 25 years the exports of South Africa to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 5.87%, from $2.46B in 1995 to $10.2B in 2020" (United States/ South Africa).