The country has 11 such schemes, together representing one of the most ambitious agricultural investments in southern Africa
The effects of the mid-summer drought are being felt but the country’s needs should be met with some over for export
Despite this drop, trade figures remain encouraging, but various departments need to address policy and other issues to boost exports
Warmer, drier weather in the coming weeks would boost production in the Western Cape where two-thirds of South Africa’s wheat is grown.
South Africa imports all its rice and half its wheat so the exchange rate is a factor to watch
It’s not a straightforward answer, but Julius Malema should have been able to at least estimate This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free…
Despite flooding, the 2023-24 wheat crop quality is good and the quantity is up from the previous season, while canola is up 13%. But oats and barley are faring less well because…
The expected wheat crop is above the 10-year average harvest but estimates for barley and oats are lower than the Crop Estimates Committee forecasts This content is restricted to…
The non-renewal of the Black Sea Grain Deal and India’s rice ban continue to weigh heavily on production
Refining wheat, maize and rice removes their nutritional value, which contributes to preventable diseases such as strokes, diabetes and obesity
Since the Ukraine war sent global cereal prices soaring, import-dependent Tunisia has announced a push to grow all its own durum wheat, the basis for local staples like couscous…
The outlook on food products prices will remain mixed, despite the recent broad increase in products prices.
Africa imported $4-billion worth of agricultural products from Russia in 2020. Of the total, 90% was wheat and 6% sunflower oil
Miners of rare metals will score but the soaring oil price will result in various cost-of-living increases
The weather remains topical across the Southern Hemisphere but has resulted in mixed fortunes
Supply constraints in fertiliser-producing countries, coupled with rising shipping, oil and gas costs has pushed up the price of imported commodities such as fertiliser,…
The World Food Programme said in February that a staggering 12.4 million people in Syria were food insecure
Millers claim red tape is keeping import cost savings from being passed on to consumers
Low fees are attracting investors to a range of listed exchange-traded products
Sorghum, which is in the same family as millet, is the world’s fifth-most important cereal crop
