by Wandile Sihlobo | Dec 9, 2019 | Agricultural Trade
The week got off to a fairly slow start with no key data releases in the domestic agricultural calendar. This offered us an opportunity to briefly look back at key developments this year. If there is anything that has shaped agricultural permeance it is the drought in...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Dec 8, 2019 | Agricultural Trade
The first Russia-Africa summit that was held in October 2019 concluded with an announcement that urged all participants to increase cooperation in security, science, environmental protection, trade and economic matters. On this last point — trade and economic...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Dec 5, 2019 | Agricultural Production
The third quarter 2019 GDP data released by Statistics South Africa this week illuminated what many in SA’s farming towns and villages have been experiencing throughout the year, which is that the farming economy is in recession. Indeed, production in SA’s...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Dec 1, 2019 | Agricultural Production
It is well understood within South African agricultural circles that inclusive expansion in production in the coming years needs to prioritize labour-intensive and globally sought-after products. Pursuing this goal requires effort, but not much in the way of new...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Nov 26, 2019 | Agricultural Production
South Africa’s Crop Estimates Committee has lowered its estimates for the country’s 2019/20 wheat production by 5% from October 2019 to 1.6 million tonnes. This equates to a 16% decline from the 2018/19 season. We are not surprised at all by this development as we...
