agriculture
May 28, 2018
The SAFEX wheat prices had a good run on Friday’s trade session and settled in positive territory, with spot price at R3 855 per tonne. The gains were in line with higher Chicago wheat prices, as well as commercial buying interest.
May 28, 2018
We hardly write about Africa’s soybean industry because the production of the crop is not yet fully established in most […]
May 28, 2018
Food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation marginally ticked up to 3.9% in April 2018, from 3.5% in the previous month. The uptick was largely on the non-alcoholic beverages, particularly soft drinks, on the back of the introduction of the sugar tax in April 2018.
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.
Jun 12, 2018
South African tractor sales grew by 2% y/y in May 2018 The South African tractor sales reached 501 units last […]
Jun 12, 2018
Spotlight on wheat market The Western Cape and Free State are key wheat producing provinces in South Africa, accounting for […]