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August 26, 2016

Higher wheat import duties mean bread will cost R1 more a loaf

A loaf of bread will cost South African consumers nearly R1 more to buy at the till following the approval of an increase in the import duty on wheat, according to the National Chamber of Milling. […]
August 25, 2016

SA agri exports fall R2bn, first drop in 10 years

SA’s worst drought in decades has cost the country billions of Rands in lost export revenue, data showed on Friday. The country’s agricultural exports declined in 2015 for the first time in 10 years, Agricultural business […]
August 18, 2016

Overview of the global mandarin market

Rudolf Mulderij is an editor at AGF.nl, news medium for the Dutch and Belgian fruit and vegetable trade. In a recent report on the global mandarin market, he writes that in Europe demand is currently low […]
August 16, 2016

GMO soybeans backed for high-tech ag

China will push for the commercialisation of GMO soybeans over the next five years as it seeks to raise the efficiency of its agriculture sector, potentially boosting output of the crop by the world’s top soy […]