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May 2, 2018
South Africa’s soybean and oilcake (meal) imports could decline by 27 percent and 17 percent year-on-year in the 2018/19 marketing year, to 20 000 tonnes and 458 992 tonnes, respectively. This is underpinned by an expected harvest of 1.4 million tonnes of soybeans in the 2017/18 production season.
May 7, 2018
Every year the agricultural sector takes the time to acknowledge and celebrate the industry’s younger generation of farmers with the […]
May 7, 2018
The SAFEX soybean market posted gains in yesterday’s trade session, supported by bullish sentiment emanating from higher Chicago soybean prices, commercial buying interest, as well as the weaker domestic currency against the US Dollar.
May 8, 2018
Agri SA het sy toegewyde Water Sentrum vandag geloods wat gaan fokus op die prioriteit om regverdige toegang tot water vir Suid Afrikaans boere te verseker. Hierdie inisiatief is in reaksie op die verskeidenheid uitdagings wat landbou-watergebruikers in die gesig staar, wat uiterste droogte, klimaatsverandering en water-infrastruktuur wat nie behoorlik in stand gehou is nie, insluit. Die situasie is soveel meer dringend gegewe verskeie beleidsvoorstelle wat gelyktydig die koste van water kan verhoog terwyl die beskikbaarheid verlaag word.
May 8, 2018
Dit is met groot hartseer dat Agri SA van Schalk Pienaar se afsterwe verneem. Schalk was ‘n leidende figuur binne landbou en het ‘n groot rol gespeel om georganiseerde landbou verder uit te brei en te verstewig. Schalk het in verskeie leierskaprolle gedien binne die landbou-waardeketting, insluitend Suidwes Beleggings, Premier Foods en die Graantrust. Schalk het teen tyde van sy afsterwe as Voorsitter van Agbiz gedien.
May 8, 2018
The SAFEX sunflower seed market started yesterday’s trade session on a positive footing, but lost ground towards the end of […]