Poor people, especially in the rural areas, are finding it difficult to cope with the rocketing high food prices on their thin wages or social grants. 8 Aug 2008
Government is to intensify the support it provides to emerging farmers to increase local production as part of efforts to combat rising food prices and decrease its reliance on imports. 7 Aug 2008
Factory gate prices for June 2008 has surprised many economists coming in significantly under what was expected at 16.8% year-on-year (y/y) for June 2008, reported Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), Thursday, 31 July 2008. 31 Jul 2008
Business process flexibility versus the cost of technology in the supply chain is an ongoing debate within many companies. Jane Thomson, MD of Softworx, an EOH company and distributor of Infor in Sub-Saharan Africa, says savvy manufacturers have recognised the effectiveness of an integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system in enabling effective response to change and, reducing long-term IT costs. 18 Jul 2008
The two-day food summit currently taking place at Gallagher Estate in Midrand will enable the Gauteng Department of Agriculture to formulate a position on the pricing of food. 11 Jul 2008
Soft goods such as coffee, sugar, cotton and orange juice are nowhere near their all time high prices like so many other commodities such as energies, grains and metals. The soft sector of this market may be the next leader of the commodity bull market. Within the soft commodities, coffee futures may be next to make a historic market run. 10 Jul 2008
The green movement in business is moving beyond recycling paper, water bottles and soda cans. Companies such as IBM are starting to capitalize on the "greening" of the supply chain, especially when it comes to controlling carbon dioxide emissions. 8 Jul 2008
While food prices have been stable or have fallen in relation to our incomes for much of the past thirty years, the past two years have indicated clearly that the era of cheap food is over. Rising food prices place a severe burden on the poor and government must intervene to support the needy in facing higher food prices. However, higher food prices also provide an opportunity to profit from producing more food for our people. 3 Jul 2008
The current supplychainforesight research into the state of the industry's supply chain demonstrates a sector where strategic supply chain thinking has traditionally been in short supply, but that those companies who are focusing on it are earning competitive advantage. 27 Jun 2008
the company of wine people recently won the JF Hillebrand Supply Chain Partner of the Year Award for 2008. 20 Jun 2008
High cost of food blamed on climate change. 9 Jun 2008
An alarming concentration of wholesalers in SA markets was revealed on Thursday, 5 June 2008. The worst case is fuel, where six oil giants account for 82% of all petrol and diesel sales. They have the widest profit margin of nearly 6% against SA's average 3.6% wholesale margin. 6 Jun 2008
Biofuel is in the dock at the global food summit in Rome this week, with counties divided over whether it is the villain behind food insecurity, or the cheap energy of the future. 5 Jun 2008
Top-quality grading leads to order for four tons of paprika. 3 Jun 2008
Food security is expected to top the agenda of the three-day Provincial Agricultural Co-operatives Summit which is being held in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, from today, Tuesday 27 May 2008. 27 May 2008
Government is committed to confront the increasing food prices head on, says Limpopo Premier Sello Moloto. 22 May 2008
The president of the Coca-Cola says high commodity and food prices are here to stay, for a while, at least. 14 May 2008
The imposition of import quotas in 2007 has resulted in a 12% drop in total clothing imports, including a 31% reduction in clothing imports from China alone, and created breathing space for the industry to deal head on with the twin challenge of increased competiveness and modernisation that will ultimately ensure its' long-term survival, said Ebrahim Patel, general secretary of the SA Clothing and Textile Workers Union at the annual Fashion Imbizo in Cape Town on 7 May 2008. 13 May 2008
All role players in the food industry should work together with government to ensure that food prices do not continue to skyrocket. 6 May 2008
There could again be a shortage of soft drinks following a three-week maintenance shutdown of the Afrox gas plant, although this would affect certain bottle sizes only. 30 Apr 2008
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