All posts tagged "Business"

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  Agriculture

  Foodbanks system capable of unlocking market opportunities for new farmers

  With over 700 000 hectares of state agricultural land already being advertised, the country can rest assured that food production capacity will...

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  Agriculture

  Minister Didiza: There’s wealth in farming

  The Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza together with her counterpart, Gauteng MEC of Economic Development, Agriculture, Environment...

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  Business

  Can SARB play any role in financing land reform?

  “Because the Land Bank does not borrow Rands directly from the SARB at the repo rate like other banks do, farmers cannot...

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  Market Synopsis

  Agri – Market Synopsis, Week 38

  Soyabeans Market“At the end of this past week, 25 September 2020, South Africa’s soybeans spot price traded at R8 100 per tonne,...

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  Business

  Agri-Market Synopsis

  Fresh Produce “Fruit prices retained the recent uptrend on the back of tightening supplies across markets. Grape prices posted the biggest weekly gains,...

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  Business

  RECENT SHARP INCREASES IN SA’S RICE PRICE AT RETAILS WILL BE SHORT LIVED

  If we think the effect the Covid-19 has on the global market is going to disappear so soon we are up for...

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  Livestock slaughter numbers pick up

  Photo Supplied: National Red Meat Development Programme (NRMDP)

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  Electricity costs for farmers – Eskom drags its feet

  The Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) analysis of the electricity supply under the pandemic raised worrying flags. “Eskom share of its...

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  Business

  Sugar industry requests exemption from the Competition Act

  Stakeholders in the sugar industry have less than 20 days to submit comments to the Competition Commission, for the sugar industry to...

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  Business

  NERPO has expressed disappointment about the distribution of the inputs of agricultural relief fund vouchers by the government suppliers

  The National Emergent Redmeat Producers Organisation (NERPO) has reacted with shock and disbelief following the failure of some of the government suppliers...