by Wandile Sihlobo | Jan 24, 2020 | Agricultural Trade
One of the key themes that dominated agricultural markets in 2019 was US-China trade tension. This caused trade diversion, as Chinese agricultural traders looked at other markets for goods they would have imported from the US. One of the countries that benefited most...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Jan 22, 2020 | Agricultural Production
South Africa’s food price inflation averaged 3.1% y/y in 2019, which is well below market expectations. What many analysts seem to have underestimated was the length of the period that meat prices would remain subdued for, and its influence thereafter on the overall...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Jan 21, 2020 | Agricultural Production
There are a number of institutions that produce global agricultural supply and demand estimates, with the notable ones being the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the International Grains Council (IGC). The former has recently released its monthly...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Jan 20, 2020 | Agricultural Production
South Africa’s agricultural calendar is packed this week. On Wednesday, the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS) will release the grain producer deliveries data for the week of 17 January 2020. This covers both summer and winter crops. But we particularly...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Jan 17, 2020 | Agricultural Production
The rains of the past few weeks have been quite beneficial to South Africa’s agricultural sector. Soil moisture has improved notably in most summer crop growing areas of the country, as shown in Figure 1 below. I am particularly happy about improvements in soil...
