Clayton Swart
Clayton Swart is a journalist, editor and communications manager with experience across South Africa and Europe, travelling extensively to major international trade shows. He has written for leading news publishers and global agriculture media, specialising in storytelling that connects people worldwide.
Philippines enjoys first taste of SA’s sweet grapes
Consumers in the Philippines are now enjoying ‘the sweet difference’ from South Africa’s first commercial shipment of table grapes that arrived in that market. Apples and pears from South Africa will follow next as exports to the Philippines.
Fertiliser sharp price increases a major concern for farmers
South Africa’s immediate fertiliser supply is said to be sufficient, but higher diesel prices, as well shipping delays in the Strait of Hormuz due to the conflict in the Middle East, will greatly impact farmers across South Africa, according to key industry players.
Foskor halts MAP supply while phosphate supplies run low
Foskor, South Africa’s only vertically integrated producer of phosphate ore and phosphate-based fertilisers, has no mono-ammonium phosphate available, according to an industry source who asked to remain anonymous.
Middle East remains ‘complex, uncertain’ for SA fruit exports
With the conflict-affected Middle Eastern trading environment becoming increasingly complex and uncertain, Farmer’s Weekly spoke to a South African fruit exporter and a Saudi Arabia-based importer about challenges on the ground.
