Global beef prices benefit from soaring demand in China
Beef prices are surging around the world, which is contributing to global food prices skyrocketing to their highest level since 2014.
2021 Nampo Harvest Day cancelled
The 2021 Nampo Harvest Day scheduled for August this year has been cancelled. In 2020, the event that was to be held in May that year was also cancelled, and...
Bumper maize crop won’t undermine producer price – Grain SA
It is highly unlikely that maize prices will decline, despite industry stakeholders forecasting a record harvest this season.
Cold weather helps contain Free State locust outbreak
The current cold spell being experienced across the Free State has greatly contributed to containing the severe locust outbreak in the Bultfontein area.
Botswana bans livestock imports from SA due to FMD outbreak
Botswana’s Department of Agricultural Development and Food Security announced on Monday, 31 May that import restrictions have been placed on the importation of live cloven-hoofed animals from South Africa.
Aviation fuel production could help lift SA sugar outlook
With the local sugar industry under severe pressure, the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) would give South African farmers a better alternative than the oversupplied global sugar market, where...
EU agriculture reforms aim to save small farmers
Negotiations about sweeping reforms to the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is being concluded this week.
SA’s blueberry exports set to increase 58% this season
According to Elzette Schutte, operational manager of BerriesZA, a blueberry crop of 36 000t had been forecast for the 2021/2022 production season, up from 20 000t in 2020/2021. Schutte attributed...
Farmers must brace for sharp rises in agrochemical prices
Agrochemical prices in South Africa continued on an upward trajectory during the past year, and should this trend continue, farmers could expect to pay much more for inputs during the...
Aerial application of glyphosate on maize illegal
South African farmers have been warned that glyphosate-containing products used in the aerial spraying of maize are currently not registered.
‘Proposed new gun legislation bizarre and incongruous’
Agricultural stakeholders have strongly condemned the possibility that, under a newly-revived legislative proposal, South Africans would not be allowed to own guns for self defence.
Tea: celebrating the world’s second most-consumed drink
Friday, 21 May, marks International Tea Day and is celebrated across the globe to recognise the impact tea production has as the main means of subsistence for millions of poor...
