by Wandile Sihlobo | Nov 19, 2020 | Agricultural Production
On 10 November 2020, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology reaffirmed its forecast of a La Niña occurrence from this year until at least February 2021. While this weather phenomenon presents prospects of higher rainfall and a potentially good agricultural season in...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Nov 16, 2020 | Agricultural Production
This essay first appeared on Business Day, November 10, 2020 The most crucial time for SA’s summer crop and some horticulture products, and by extension the livestock sector, is between October and February each year. This is the summer rainfall period and therefore a...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Nov 12, 2020 | Agricultural Labour Market
South Africa’s agriculture economic data has been encouraging this year. Either one looks at output volumes, export performance or tractor & combine harvester sales, the picture has been positive. But the jobs data for the third quarter does not paint such a...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Nov 2, 2020 | Agricultural Production
The rainfall of the past couple of months in the Western Cape and generally improved moisture levels in other winter crop growing areas of South Africa has led to the further upward revision of the harvest estimate. South Africa’s Crop Estimates Committee lifted...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Nov 1, 2020 | Agricultural Production
Written for and first appeared on Business Day, October 27, 2020 It is not my usual practice to revisit the subject of a previous column. But in this instance, I am compelled to do so because of the fast-changing global agricultural outlook and its implications for...
