Deidre Carter
May 29, 2018
The SAFEX wheat prices had a good run on Friday’s trade session and settled in positive territory
May 29, 2018
The weaker Rand against the US Dollar provided support to the South African grain and oilseed market this week, thus overshadowing the bearish sentiment that stemmed from expectations of a large harvest.
May 29, 2018
The harvest activity is gaining momentum in the irrigation areas around the country. This is reflected in the volumes of maize delivered to commercial silos in the week ending 18 May 2018, which amounted to 144 563 tonnes, up by 14 percent from the previous week.
May 28, 2018
We hardly write about Africa’s soybean industry because the production of the crop is not yet fully established in most […]
Apr 11, 2018
There is generally some optimism in the South African maize market following good rainfall received in the past few weeks. Last night, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) lifted its estimate for South Africa’s 2017/18 maize production by 200 000 tonnes from last month to 13.2 million tonnes.
Apr 10, 2018
In the context of the ongoing US-China trade dispute, with China threatening to place a 25 percent duty of US soybean, it is worth highlighting the strong linkages of these nations’ soybean markets.