It will be two to three months before there’s a better understanding of the weather outlook and effect on the next season’s yield
The agricultural quarterly gross value-added figures tend to be quite volatile, hence the focus on annual performance
The outlook on food products prices will remain mixed, despite the recent broad increase in products prices.
The devastation in the province holds minimal risks to food security, in the near term at least
The maize yield is above the 10-year average even though the area planted is lower than last year
South Africa has imported more wheat and farmers in provinces conducive to growing the winter rainfall crop are likely to plant more wheat
Sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine will affect also exports and the price of fertiliser
The weather remains topical across the Southern Hemisphere but has resulted in mixed fortunes
Supply constraints in fertiliser-producing countries, coupled with rising shipping, oil and gas costs has pushed up the price of imported commodities such as fertiliser, herbicide and insecticide prices
At its core, the social compact approach calls for increased co-operation and trust between business, labour, community and the government for the betterment of South Africa