Global food prices increased in September, but prices for cereals continued to fall, which should relieve some of the import-cost pressures for SA and help damp the increases in food prices. Food prices are rising because […]
South African avocados may soon be heading to the US. The avocado market in the US is growing strongly – the annual growth is bigger than the total export production of South Africa. “We have been […]
‘Ugly produce’, it seems, is finding its way onto retail shelves around the world. “The future of produce is ugly. Twisted, blemished, mutated and deformed, to be specific,” says a Washington Post article featured in the […]
Market volatility and climatic risks have resulted in an increasing number of grain producers in the Swartland incorporating livestock into their farming systems. Glenneis Kriel talks to Stephen and Peter Steyn to find out how they […]