by Wandile Sihlobo | Nov 24, 2020 | Agricultural Production
The one dominant event in South Africa’s agriculture this past week was increased rainfall in several summer crop-growing regions. This was primarily in the eastern regions of the country, and there were also destructive winds in the former Transkei in the Eastern...
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...
