Covid-19 Watch

Annual meat inflation slows for the third consecutive month

Headline inflation reversed course and beat expectations by decelerating to 5.3% year-over-year (y/y) in March 2024, which is on par with the...

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Featured

‘Our farmers and farm workers deserve to be safe’

For undisturbed food production, safety of farmers, farmworkers and the entire farming community should be a priority. The Western Cape Department of...

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Market Synopsis

Chocolate prices continue to rise

The latest news on the cocoa market is that prices surged to a record high of US$9,733/ ton late in March 2024...

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Featured

Sikhula Sonke Enterprises: A successful agricultural transformation

In 2007 the Sundays River Farming Trust was formed by citrus workers in Sundays River Valley in the Eastern Cape. The trust...

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Opinion Piece

Why Russia wants a Brics grain exchange – and what it means for the world

In a move that could shake up the global agricultural market, Russia is pushing to establish a Brics grain exchange. Russian President...

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Agriculture

Understanding cattle grazing patterns may foster sustainable land use

Not all cattle are the same when it comes to grazing. Some like to wander while others prefer to stay close to...

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Agriculture

R1 billion budget for Western Cape Agriculture

The Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, tabled the Department’s budget of R1.018 billion in the provincial parliament on March...

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Business

Agribusiness Confidence Index dimmed by bad weather, plethora of challenges

Agribusiness Confidence Index for quarter 1 of 2024 has been dimmed by bad weather and a plethora of challenges. The latest results...

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Agriculture

Indigenous medicine plants trade is a multi-million-rand industry – President Ramaphosa

“South Africa is endowed with rich biodiversity.” This was said by President Cyril Ramaphosa during his keynote address at the Biodiversity Economy...