South African Agricultural Commodities Weekly Wrap: 09 June 2017.
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The stronger Rand against the US Dollar led to widespread losses in the South African agricultural commodity markets this week. Positive sentiment regarding this year’s summer crop production also added bearish pressure to the market.
The notable losses were on sunflower seed, with the spot price down by an average 2% compared to the previous week. Losses in other grains were marginal, averaging 1% from the previous week. This is with the exception of soybean which gained 1% from the previous week.
For fruits and vegetables, the week has again been fairly volatile with daily stock levels underpinning the market. The SAFEX beef carcass market saw a fairly quiet week, with prices unchanged from the previous one.
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