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Dr. Divan van der Westhuizen, bestuurder van plaas- en hulpbronanalise by die buro vir voedsel- en landboubeleid (BFAP), meen daar is weinig kans dat Suid-Afrika se ekonomie in die afsienbare toekoms gaan help om geleenthede te skep vir landboubesighede en boere om vooruit te gaan. “Nogtans is dit van deurslaggewende belang dat daar toegespits gewerk moet word om logistieke beperkinge uit die weg te ruim om uitvoer en marktoegang te bevorder.” Hy sê werklikhede wat tans risiko’s en onsekerheid skep, is ekonomiese druk en omstandighede wat verder kan verswak, laer kommoditeitspryse met insetkoste wat relatief hoog bly, oorlog en politieke spanning wêreldwyd, asook onstuimige weerstoestande. Weens die droogte in Suid-Afrika is die opbrengs van witmielies 21% laer as die drie jaa rgemiddelde, dié van geelmielies 11% laer en dié van sojabone 33% laer. In Noordwes lyk die situasie veel erger met die opbrengs van witmielies wat 45% laer is en dié geelmielies 33%. Sojabone se opbrengs is 52% laer. Intussen het El Niño aansienlik verswak en daar is ’n 69% kans vir ’n La Nina teen Julie tot September vanjaar.
China, the world’s biggest agriculture importer, has set targets to drastically reduce its reliance on overseas buying over the coming decade in line with its push for food security, but they will be exceedingly difficult to meet, experts say. With limited land and water, China will have to sharply increase farming productivity through technology, including genetically modified crops, and expand area under cultivation to meet Beijing’s 10-year projections. The government envisions 92% self-sufficiency in staple grains and beans by 2033, up from 84% during 2021-2023, according to a document released in late April, on a path towards President Xi Jinping’s goal to become an “agriculture power” by the middle of the century.
It has been four weeks since the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Humansdorp, and farmers in the region are concerned that, since there is no “end in sight”, they will continue to be negatively impacted. As previously reported by Kouga Express, Kouga Waste and Environmental Manager, Christa Venter, said that a case of FMD was confirmed at a farm outside Humansdorp on May 2, one day after a farmer in the area informed a local veterinarian of their suspicion of FMD. Providing an update on the situation on May 18, Venter said that the number of cattle affected daily has reduced, and no new cases on the affected farm have been reported. Venter further said that all cattle on the affected farm had been vaccinated, and all 120 affected cattle have recovered.
KI kan wêreldwye koolstofvrystellings met 'n verbysterende 80% verhoog, word in ’n ontnugterende verslag deur Greenpeace en Friends of the Earth beweer. As dit korrek is, sal dit beslis die wankelende pogings in die wiele ry om aardverwarming tot 2 ºC van die pre-industriële gemiddelde temperatuur te beperk. Alhoewel hierdie vooruitsig kommerwekkend is, is dit nie die enigste kwessie rondom KI en energie wat beleidmakers uitdaag nie. Westerse lande wat worstel met die “groot stagnasie” – ekonomieë wat deur volgehoue lae produktiwiteit en groei gekenmerk word – het KI as die potensiële oplossing oorweeg. Die Internasionale Monetêre Fonds stem saam en voorspel aansienlik hoër produktiwiteit danksy KI, veral in ontwikkelde lande. Tóg waarsku Andy Jassy, uitvoerende hoof van Amazon, die wêreld se grootste verskaffer van datasentrums, dat daar “nie nou genoeg energie” vir nuwe generatiewe KI-dienste is nie.
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The IFA annual fertilizer conference took place this week and brought most of the industry together. The question around the current Urea prices surge being the start of an upwards trend or just short term ‘noise’ seems to have been answered. Consensus points to prices rising on the back of available stocks being sold out through to the end of June. This suggests that producers will be able to push through regular price increases while demand for urea remains strong. READ MORE
La Niña and El Niño are the two extremes of a recurring climate pattern that can affect weather around the world. Forecasters know La Niña has arrived when temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean along the equator west of South America cool by at least half a degree Celsius (0.9 Fahrenheit) below normal. During El Niño, the same region warms instead. READ MORE
The drought has hit the region’s agricultural productivity hard. Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe have declared a state of disaster with respect to their current agricultural outputs. They are seeking humanitarian assistance in the form of food aid to feed their people. The downturn also has economic implications, since over 70% of people residing in the region’s rural areas rely on agriculture for their livelihoods. READ MORE
The international team of 22 scientists, including biologists, evolutionary statisticians, and anthropologists, compared the brain mass of 1400 living and extinct mammals. For the 107 fossils examined — among them ancient whales and the oldest Old World monkey skull ever found — they used endocranial volume data from skulls instead of brain mass data. The brain measurements were then analyzed along with body size to compare the scale of brain size to body size over deep evolutionary time. READ MORE
BRAAIBROODJIE- INDEX
The price of braaibroodjies have now increased by +60.6% the last 5 years.
The Braaibroodjie Index is an alternative view of food inflation, where we look at a very specific basket of goods.
Looking at the underlying constituents (or ingredients...), we've seen the following year on year price moves:
- White Bread -3.4% (this makes up the largest part of the Index)
- Tomatoes +4.9%
- Onions +2.5%
- Cheddar +9.5%
- Margarine (as a proxy for butter) +5.8%
- Chutney +12.1%
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Theo Boshoff, uitvoerende hoof van Agbiz, het ook na Suid-Afrika se landbou-uitvoer as ’n suksesverhaal verwys. Suid-Afrika was verlede jaar die wêreld se 32ste grootste uitvoerder van landbouprodukte en die enigste Afrika-land onder die top-40 met rekorduitvoer van $13,2 miljard (R239 miljard). Wat sektore betref, was die land die wêreld se naasgrootste sitrusuitvoerder, die vierde grootste uitvoerder van taf eldruiwe, die agtste grootse uitvoerder van appels en die grootste uitvoerder van makadamias. “Suid-Afrika se landbougroei is op uitvoer gerig, maar toenemende proteksionisme skep ’n nuwe hindernis. Talle aanplantings van uitvoerprodukte is ook nog nie in volle produksie nie en daar sal uitvoermarkte daarvoor geskep moet word. Ons beweeg in ’n era van toenemende onsekerkeid en onstabiliteit in en risiko’s sal goed bestuur moet word.” Hy sê sakevertroue in die landbou het die afgelope paar jaar aansienlik afgeneem, ondanks ’n goeie somer- en winterseisoen ’n jaar gelede. Dit word hoofsaaklik toegeskryf aan faktore soos die kragkrisis, infrastruktuurgebreke en swak munisipale dienste, swak verbruikersbesteding en dieresiektes.
Agriculture, land reform and rural development minister Thoko Didiza will meet King MisuZulu ka Zwelithini shortly after next week’s national and provincial elections to defuse political tensions between the monarch and government over the Ingonyama Trust. Didiza wrote to MisuZulu in the wake of the imbizo which amakhosi called on Thursday by the monarch and his traditional prime minister, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, at which they accused Didiza of usurping the king’s powers over the Trust, requesting that they meet to “clarify” his comments. The AmaZulu King, Misuzulu kaZwelithini, has threatened to take the South African government to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over control of the Ingonyama Trust, but this is not possible.
South Africa is in deep trouble and faces five tough years -Renowned economist Dawie Roodt warned that South Africa is in deep financial trouble and faces many tough years trying to address its challenges.
South African farmers, agro-processors, and manufacturers need to adapt to produce food to meet future demand without implementing major price hikes as households spend less on food due to inflation and higher interest rates.
US corn and soybean exports will grow compared to previous years, while US wheat exports are not projected to increase, according to Rabobank’s annual 10-year outlook report on US grains and oilseeds released on May 15.
Mozambique’s macadamia exports via South Africa are continuing to recover from pre-Covid highs of about 1 476 metric tonnes in 2019 to a target of 1 250 tonnes for 2024. That’s according to José Manuel, director of the Gurué District Economic Activities Service, a business incubator and trade agency in Mozambique’s macadamia-producing province of Zambézia.
"Ons ploeg graag terug in gemeenskappe waarbinne ons sake doen en waar die regering tekort skiet, poog ons om ’n verskil te maak." NWK span vanjaar nie minder nie as ses stootskrapers in om sowat 2 000 km se grondpaaie van en na sy silokomplekse te skraap.
In the realm of modern agriculture, where innovation reigns supreme, agricultural films and bonding technologies have emerged as pivotal tools for farmers worldwide. These technologies have revolutionized traditional farming practices, offering a myriad of benefits ranging from increased crop yields to efficient water management.
The overall trend in many markets around the world is that of lower prices for tomatoes. This is largely due to lower demand from consumers coupled with stronger supply. Even in Italy, known for their strong tomato consumption, demand is stagnant. This has caused prices to plummet over the past 10 days. The supply from Spain, Turkey and Morocco brings added competition.
Suid-Afrika se probleme met grondhervorming het in die afgelope vyf jaar in ’n groot mate onopgelos gebly. So merk die Nasionale Raad van Provinsies se gekose komitee oor grondhervorming, die omgewing, minerale bronne en energie in sy nalatenskapsverslag op.
The past week we saw the average national potato price decreasing by 8% to R50.05 per 10kg. The large price traded on R56.37, medium on R55.50 and smalls on R31.07 per 10kg. Mondials traded on R49, Sifras on R52 and Lanormas on R50 with the average price at Johannesburg on R51.48 per 10kg last week.
The mid-summer drought damaged South Africa’s summer grains and oilseed production. We expect a double-digit decline in production. Still, the current figures suggest that South Africa could have a maize harvest of 13,3 million tonnes, which meets our annual consumption of 12 million tonnes, leaving a bit for export markets. Still, we could see imports of yellow maize in the coastal regions, primarily from South America, because of the price advantages when accounting for transport costs from the northern areas of South Africa. For example, 38 694 tonnes of yellow maize landed in our Cape Town harbour from Argentina this past week. This is mainly for animal feed. Again, this doesn’t change the prospect of South Africa remaining a net exporter of maize in the 2024/25 marketing year, assuming the expected 13,3 million tonnes of maize harvest materialises.
Dit lyk al hoe minder waarskynlik dat 2024 ons ‘nuwe 1994’ gaan wees. Maar komende Woensdag se verkiesing kan tóg 'n kentering meebring, meen MAX DU PREEZ, wat hardnekkig volhou die glas is halfvol. AL wat ons eintlik in die laaste paar dae voor die verkiesing weet, is dat die ANC ná Woensdag steeds die grootste politieke party gaan wees. Hulle gaan óf 'n koalisieregering domineer óf alleen regeer. Nou is die vraag of die kaders hulle laaste vyf jaar in mag gaan gebruik om verder te steel en te mors, en of hulle genoeg geskrik het om te besef Suid-Afrika is gatvol vir hulle wanregering en hulleself gaan rehabiliteer. Of die ANC nou 45% of 51% van die stemme gaan kry, meen ek die hegemonie van die eens veelgeroemde bevrydingsbeweging van 112 jaar oud is nou ernstig ondermyn...
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