https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/641.html South Africa news 15 Commodities & Fairtrade news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/641.html en-us Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:34:52 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/global-food-prices-set-to-climb-as-shipping-shocks-squeeze-supplies-636051a Global food inflation is expected to accelerate in the coming months and persist into 2027 as conflict-related shipping disruptions, rising freight and input costs, and El Niño-driven drought put pressure on cereal supplies. The impact is being felt across food-importing markets, with higher prices squeezing consumers and increasing costs for food producers and processors. 1-272671 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:19:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Commodities & Fairtrade South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/absa-top-10-olive-oil-awards-announce-2026-winners-414889a South Africa’s top 10 extra virgin olive oils (EVOOs) for 2026 have been announced at the Absa Top 10 Olive Oil Awards, following a second round of judging for 33 gold medal-winning oils from the SA Olive Awards. 1-272605 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:13:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Commodities & Fairtrade South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sa-wheat-harvest-hits-eight-year-low-raising-import-needs-070745a South Africa is likely to increase wheat imports in the 2026-27 marketing year after the country’s winter wheat harvest was forecast to fall to its lowest level in eight years, despite overall winter crop production increasing. 1-272307 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Commodities & Fairtrade South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/weather-and-shipping-disruptions-push-global-food-prices-higher-070695a The cost of globally traded food commodities rose in September as weather concerns and transport disruptions added pressure to supplies, with cereal and sugar prices recording the strongest increases. 1-272277 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Commodities & Fairtrade South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sa-weighs-trade-risks-as-us-tariff-policy-shifts-308788a South Africa faces different trading environments with the United States over the next two years and potentially beyond 2028, as President Donald Trump’s tariff policies reshape trade conditions and questions remain over the future of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). 1-271683 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Commodities & Fairtrade South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/agrisa-agbiz-push-for-deeper-agricultural-trade-across-brics-853203a AgriSA and Agbiz are calling for practical measures to deepen agricultural trade across Brics markets, including lower tariffs, improved sanitary and phytosanitary cooperation and more efficient trade facilitation. 1-271639 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:06:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Commodities & Fairtrade South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-future-of-food-reflections-from-the-2026-africa-food-systems-conference-742112a I have just returned from the Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali, Rwanda - the 20th anniversary of a gathering that began as a small agricultural conference and has grown into the continent's most important annual meeting point for policymakers, financiers, farmers, and food-system practitioners. 1-271602 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Commodities & Fairtrade South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-african-cherries-gain-first-time-access-to-china-186606a South African cherry producers have gained access to China for the first time, opening up a major new export market for the industry. 1-271578 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Commodities & Fairtrade South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/fao-food-price-index-rises-as-supply-concerns-mount-520400a The benchmark index of global food commodity prices rose in August as high temperatures and other weather-related risks raised concerns about supply prospects, according to new data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 1-271486 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:18:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Commodities & Fairtrade South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ivory-coast-cocoa-crop-delay-raises-export-concerns-297937a Ivory Coast's delayed 2026/27 main cocoa crop could lead to port congestion as exporters seek to move large volumes before stricter European Union deforestation rules take effect at the end of the year, industry sources say. 1-271320 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:04:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Commodities & Fairtrade South Africa