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September 4, 2018
South Africa’s R12bn sugar industry ranks in the top 15 out of approximately 120 sugar producing countries worldwide; making it an industry which is making a positive difference in the lives of many by employing 85,000 […]
August 31, 2018
The Crop Estimate’s Committee (CEC) has left its forecast for maize unchanged but expects South Africa’s wheat production to increase by nearly 18% from last season’s harvest. The CEC released its first official production estimate for […]
August 29, 2018
The ongoing heatwaves in Russia, Australia and the EU are bound to negatively affect wheat production in those countries. This will inevitably have a negative impact on South Africa’s imports of wheat and meslin products, according […]
August 27, 2018
Global agriculture is facing unprecedented challenges. It’s estimated that the world’s population will reach 9.1 billion by 2050 with an ever expanding middle class. Current food production levels will have to be increased by 70% to […]