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Africa imported $4-billion worth of agricultural products from Russia in 2020. Of the total, 90% was wheat and 6% sunflower oil
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About half of South Africa’s maize crop and 100% of the soya crop is genetically modified — it’s grown with the use of glyphosate. But Bayer South Africa disagrees that it causes cancer
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The South African Revenue Services didn’t gazette the EU quota rates for about month, with no reasons given – and then suddenly published them
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The planting season started with predictions of a record crop but the weather had other plans
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In calculating the risk involved in crop planting, farmers need a predictable trade policy that will be implemented.
Bread prices are not necessarily linked to increases in the payments to wheat farmers and wheat import tariffs.
Talks between the South African and Chinese governments have concluded and the plan awaits political signing before first exports to China can begin.
South Africa, Africa’s biggest maize producer, has had to import yellow maize for the first time since April 2012 as stocks remain tight.
Weeks of rain in the north and east of the country will have an impact on infrastructure spend, construction revenues and even maize harvesting.
Fears over supply shortages has seen white maize prices climb to the highest levels since it had begun trading on the futures excahnge in 1996.
Tight supply aggravated by drought in the North West is causing local maize prices to rise to import parity.
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/ 20 October 2010
The debate about biofuel has largely been silent since the advent of the recession but as the economy slowly recovers the talk has begun again.
”No farmers, no future.” So says the bumper sticker on farmer Bully Botma’s white bakkie, parked in Bothaville, South Africa’s mealie capital.
The rise in production cost of grains such as wheat and maize was ”mind boggling”, Grain SA said on Thursday. The latest cost budgets for the production of wheat due to be planted in the coming months indicate that the variable cost component increased on average by 63%,” said Grain SA chairperson Neels Ferreira.
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/ 28 February 2008
Summer grain crops have been badly affected by the limited rainfall and hot weather during February, said Grain SA on Thursday. Moisture deficiency would have an ”immensely negative effect” on a crop initially regarded as ”above average,” said Grain SA chairperson Neels Ferreira.
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/ 14 December 2007
The Cabinet must re-examine its recent decision on maize use in South Africa, said specialist chemical services company Omnia on Friday. ”There is a strong global consensus around the use of maize for biofuels, and an urgent need for local and international solutions in the continuous quest for sustainable development,” it said.
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/ 15 November 2007
The outcome of the Competition Commission’s report on collusion in the bread and milling industry did not come as a surprise, Grain SA said on Thursday. The commission ordered Tiger Brands to pay an administrative penalty of R99-million, after the company admitted that it had participated in bread and milling cartels.