30 Apr 2013

Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry

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Are small dairy farmers becoming extinct?
[Saijil Singh] South African dairy farmers are operating in a disproportionate market system. The number of dairy farmers has reduced from 3899 in 2007 to only 2600 in 2011 and the remaining farmers are faced with an imbalanced market. Read more >>


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Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry
SA, US agriculture aims to strengthen trade
A US agricultural trade mission met South African food industry delegates in Sandton this month for talks on developing trade relations between South African and US food producers. Read more >>

18 awards for Fair Cape Dairies at 2013 Qualité Awards
The annual DuPont Qualité Awards dinner, which was held at Grand West Casino on Wednesday, 24 April 2013, awarded players in the dairy industry for dairy excellence for different products entered into the competition. Read more >>

Cocoa plundered by Ivorian warlords
NEW YORK, USA: - Warlord military commanders in Ivory Coast are making hundreds of millions of dollars by plundering the country's exports of cocoa and other resources, according to a report by UN experts. Read more >>


Farming
Are small dairy farmers becoming extinct?
[Saijil Singh] South African dairy farmers are operating in a disproportionate market system. The number of dairy farmers has reduced from 3899 in 2007 to only 2600 in 2011 and the remaining farmers are faced with an imbalanced market. Read more >>

Cigarette sales remain strong for BAT
British American Tobacco's (BAT) revenue for the three months ended March‚ at constant rates of exchange‚ grew by 5%‚ driven by a strong pricing environment. Read more >>

Chicken imports weigh on Afgri's bottom line
[Alistair Anderson] JSE-listed farming company Afgri (AFR) on Wednesday, 24 April 2013, warned shareholders its next set of financial results would be weakened by competition from chicken imports. Read more >>


International
Too much milk sours French farmers
PARIS, FRANCE: Got milk? Too much, say French dairy farmers caught in a pricing squabble with supermarkets while missing out on the Chinese thirst for imported powdered milk. Read more >>

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