AgriSa
Wednesday February 14th, 2018
AgriSA: EXPERTS EXPECT FALL ARMYWORM MAY SPREAD THROUGHOUT SOUTH AFRICA According to a recent media release, experts expect the fall […]
Tuesday March 6th, 2018
5 March 2018 A well-known farmer, benefactor and community leader, Dirk Steenkamp, was murdered early Sunday morning on his […]
Wednesday March 7th, 2018
Earlier today, DA leader Mmusi Maimane, announced at a press briefing that the predicted Day Zero scenario for the City […]
Monday March 12th, 2018
9 March 2018 This week the land debate that relates to expropriation without compensation was a focal point of […]
Tuesday April 3rd, 2018
One factor that we are watching closely over the long weekend is weather as it could still affect the soybean crop, both late-planted and on-time-planted areas. In the last week of March 2018, there were fears that the rainfall could cause crop damage, as a large part of the crop has already matured.
Thursday April 12th, 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.