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Agribusiness

Q3 2024: South Africa’s agricultural sector GDP drops by 28.8% year-on-year

Paul Makube 5 Dec 2024

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Food Security

Climate resilience key to securing South Africa’s food supply

11 Oct 2024

Agriculture dips 2.1% in Q2 2024 after strong Q1

Agribusiness

Agriculture dips 2.1% in Q2 2024 after strong Q1

Paul Makube 4 Sep 2024

Falling sales indicate market correction, 2025 outlook positive for agri machinery

Agriculture

Falling sales indicate market correction, 2025 outlook positive for agri machinery

Paul Makube 20 May 2024

1% upward revision for maize estimates, still down 18.5% year-on-year

Agribusiness

1% upward revision for maize estimates, still down 18.5% year-on-year

Paul Makube 26 Apr 2024

Agribusiness confidence for Q1 2024 dimmed by bad weather and a plethora of challenges

Agribusiness

Agribusiness confidence for Q1 2024 dimmed by bad weather and a plethora of challenges

Paul Makube 26 Mar 2024

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Agribusiness

Food inflation decelerates to a 25-month low

Paul Makube 22 Mar 2024

Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk: How to blunt the impact

Agribusiness

Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk: How to blunt the impact

Wandile Sihlobo 6 Mar 2024

Adverse weather dampens crops outlook for 2023/24 production season

Agribusiness

Adverse weather dampens crops outlook for 2023/24 production season

Paul Makube 29 Feb 2024

Farmers in South Africa face power cuts and a weak rand - but a number of factors are working in their favour too

Agriculture

Farmers in South Africa face power cuts and a weak rand - but a number of factors are working in their favour too

Wandile Sihlobo 9 May 2023

SA's maize harvest seen 2.65% higher this year

Agro-processing

SA's maize harvest seen 2.65% higher this year

Nelson Banya 29 Mar 2023

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Agro-processing

SA wheat harvest forecast 1.6% lower than last year

Nelson Banya 22 Dec 2022

A woman roasts maize cobs on the side of the road in Lawley informal settlement in the south of Johannesburg, South Africa, April 24, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

Agribusiness

SA's 2022 maize harvest forecast 5.7% lower than last year

Nelson Banya 30 Nov 2022

Agribusiness

Another bullish crop outlook despite marginal hike in planting area amid favourable prices, weather

Paul Makube 1 Nov 2022

SA farmers' intentions to plant data point to prospects of another large summer crop

Agribusiness

SA farmers' intentions to plant data point to prospects of another large summer crop

Wandile Sihlobo 27 Oct 2022

SA maize harvest forecast 8% lower than last year

Agro-processing

SA maize harvest forecast 8% lower than last year

Nelson Banya 31 Aug 2022

SA's maize harvest down 9.8% from last year

Agribusiness

SA's maize harvest down 9.8% from last year

Nelson Banya 27 Jul 2022

SA summer crop harvest shows decent levels, with soybeans reaching a fresh high

Agriculture

SA summer crop harvest shows decent levels, with soybeans reaching a fresh high

Wandile Sihlobo 29 Jun 2022

Impressive rebound in agriculture GDP in the 4Q of 2021

Agriculture

Impressive rebound in agriculture GDP in the 4Q of 2021

Paul Makube 9 Mar 2022

SA consumer food price inflation rate increases to 6.2%

Agriculture

SA consumer food price inflation rate increases to 6.2%

Wandile Sihlobo 16 Feb 2022

Optimism high as farmers trod ahead to plant more in the new agriculture season

Agribusiness

Optimism high as farmers trod ahead to plant more in the new agriculture season

Paul Makube 29 Oct 2021

SA's 2020/2021 maize output seen up 7% on last season

Agribusiness

SA's 2020/2021 maize output seen up 7% on last season

Akhona Matshoba 25 May 2021

What SA consumers can expect from food price inflation this year

Agriculture

What SA consumers can expect from food price inflation this year

Wandile Sihlobo 1 Apr 2021

There is room for an upward adjustment of SA maize production estimates

Agriculture

There is room for an upward adjustment of SA maize production estimates

Wandile Sihlobo 29 Mar 2021

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Agro-processing

Record levels for nearly all 2020 winter cereal harvests

1 Feb 2021

Agribusiness

Favourable weather may boost summer planting season

Wandile Sihlobo 29 Sep 2020

Agro-processing

Big harvests for 2020, from summer to winter

Paul Makube 31 Aug 2020

SA leads Africa's maize trade during Covid-19

Agribusiness

SA leads Africa's maize trade during Covid-19

Casey Delport 29 Jun 2020

Agribusiness

Despite lower Mpumalanga yields, overall harvest outlook still impressive

Paul Makube 26 Jun 2020

South Africa can expect bigger summer grains and oilseeds crop

Agro-processing

South Africa can expect bigger summer grains and oilseeds crop

29 May 2020

A positive outlook for SA's agricultural exports

Agriculture

A positive outlook for SA's agricultural exports

Casey Delport 18 May 2020

Final revised crop production figures for 2019 released

Agro-processing

Final revised crop production figures for 2019 released

11 May 2020

Agribusiness

Harvest outlook impressive and raises hope agriculture sector rebound

Paul Makube 4 May 2020

Agriculture

Bullish grain supplies estimates will tame food inflation

Paul Makube 26 Mar 2020

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Agro-processing

Final winter crop estimates for 2019 production season released

2 Mar 2020

Agribusiness

Optimistic outlook for agriculture

Paul Makube 30 Jan 2020

Agro-processing

CEC releases 5th forecast of 2019 winter cereal crops

20 Dec 2019

Summer crop estimate revised higher

Agriculture

Summer crop estimate revised higher

30 Jul 2019

Agriculture

Taking farmer development to new markets key to agricultural success

22 Jul 2019

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Agriculture

Food inflation likely to go up due to expected lower maize output

Gilberto Biacuana and Tebogo Mashabela 29 Apr 2019

Support of SA cattle farmers is the key to a thriving beef economy

Agribusiness

Support of SA cattle farmers is the key to a thriving beef economy

Roelie van Reenen 5 Apr 2019

Agriculture

Summer crop down but better than earlier market expectations

Paul Makube 30 Jan 2019

Maize crop estimates remain unchanged

Commodities & Fairtrade

Maize crop estimates remain unchanged

27 Jul 2018

Forecast of 2018 summer crop increased

Agribusiness

Forecast of 2018 summer crop increased

28 Jun 2018

#AgriMarkets: South-western parts of SA could receive above normal rainfall

Agribusiness

#AgriMarkets: South-western parts of SA could receive above normal rainfall

Wandile Sihlobo 26 Jun 2018

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Agriculture

Maize harvest forecast to drop 27% in 2018

Andries Mahlangu 28 Feb 2018

Agriculture

Preliminary area estimates for 2018 summer crops

31 Jan 2018

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Agriculture

Intention to plant 6% less maize in 2018

30 Oct 2017

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Agribusiness

September tractor sales drop 11.4% year on year to 552 units

Dominic Preuss 9 Oct 2017

Nigeria and SA's fragile economic recovery

Marketing

Nigeria and SA's fragile economic recovery

13 Sep 2017