economy
Wednesday April 18th, 2018
Food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation decelerated to 3.5% in March 2018, from 3.9% in the previous month. This is the lowest levels since December 2013 - thanks to last season’s robust crop output, as well as deceleration in meat price inflation.
Monday April 23rd, 2018
The weather is a primary focus in the South African wheat market as the winter wheat planting period approaches. The Western Cape province, which is a leading winter wheat producing province experienced persistent dryness in the past few months, therefore soil moisture is extremely low across the fields.
The province needs to receive intense and persistent rainfall for soil moisture to improve, which will, therefore, add momentum to the planting process. However, the near-term weather forecasts present more of the same, which is cool and dry weather conditions across the province with the exception of the western areas which could receive light showers of between 16 and 25 millimetres in the week of 25 April 2018.
Thursday April 26th, 2018
“Land Reform is a conversation all South Africans must have. CPIs, communities and investors must engage government and policymakers alike,” says Peter Setou of Vumelana Advisory Fund.
Monday May 7th, 2018
While the recent upward revision of South African grain and oilseed production estimates underscored the view that the country’s supplies […]
Friday May 11th, 2018
The weather remains a primary focus in the South African grain and oilseed market as it continues to influence the harvest activity of summer crops and planting progress in winter crop areas.
Tuesday May 15th, 2018
South Africa is an important player in the global maize market, ranked as the 9th largest exporter of maize in 2017, according to data from Trade Map. The countries performing better than South Africa were the US, Brazil, Argentina, Ukraine, Russia, France, Romania and Hungary. These countries collectively accounted for 88 percent of global maize exports in 2017