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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 […]
August 10, 2018
According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) latest food price index, global agricultural food commodity prices fell sharply in July, as all the major traded items experienced notable declines led by dairy and sugar. The […]
August 7, 2018
Sabrina Dean visited maize farmer AC van Wyk on his farm in the Free State, to gain some insight into how an award-winning farmer tackles a difficult planting season. Maize producer AC van Wyk does his […]