Die grootte van die verwagte kommersiële mielie-oes is op 14,809 milj. ton gestel, wat 1,71% of 249 190 ton meer is as die vorige skatting van 14,560 milj. ton.

South Africa has followed suit: the country's president has announced a total lockdown of 21 days, starting from midnight Thursday night during which citizens will only be allowed to leave home for emergencies and food, and international arrivals will be turned away.

Capital investment by processors into cutting edge technology and the ever increasing range of macadamia products on shelves are clear indicators that South Africa’s industry remains on an upward trend in line with growing export demand.

Despite falling commodity prices and challenges surrounding farm profitability, the growing use of cover crops is maintaining, if not gaining, momentum.

New varieties created through genetic editing and engineering promise to beat disease, and offer enticing new flavours.

One is the most expensive nut in the world, the other is commonly dubbed “green gold”.But the popularity of macadamias and avocados is a “double-edged sword” in the farming industry in southern Africa as black markets boom for the premium crops.