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Apr 13, 2018
The 2015-16 drought led to higher slaughtering activity in livestock industry (cattle, pigs and sheep) as farmers struggled to feed their stock amid higher feed costs, coupled with drier pastures.
Apr 12, 2018
The South African tractor sales were up by 41% y/y in March 2018, with 726 units sold. This follows a 12% y/y contraction in February. On average, 23 tractors were sold a day last month compared to 21 tractors in February 2018 and 16 tractors a day in March 2017. Given that this is a fairly quiet period in the fields (in both summer and winter crop growing areas), the private sales were expected to have followed a normal trend, but the overall boost could be linked to government tenders ahead of the end of the financial year. The combine harvester sales were also solid, recorded a 9% y/y uptick, with 25 units sold.
Apr 12, 2018
Our recent interactions with farmers in some soybean growing areas support the National Crop Estimates Committee’s (CEC) view of a possible record crop of 1.39 million tonnes in the 2017/18 production season. The yields expectations vary across the country, mainly ranging from average and above average yield
Feb 21, 2018
Agbiz Morning Market Viewpoint on Agri-Commodities: 21 February 2018 Highlights in today’s morning note Maize: The weather remains a […]
Feb 20, 2018
Highlights in today’s morning note South Africa’s average dam levels: week ended 12 February 2018, with the same week last year […]
Feb 20, 2018
The State of the Nation Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa was a frank admission of the challenges negatively impacting on […]