AGRI NEWS NET- WEEKEND NEWS RUSH Summary of the Week News 15th June 2025

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SUPPLIES of milk, butter and cheese could be at risk as the country’s dairy industry faces an escalating crisis, with Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) spreading “like a veld fire” across KwaZulu-Natal.  Earlier this week, the broader livestock industry, under the umbrella of the KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural Union (Kwanalu), urgently called for the formal declaration of FMD as a provincial disaster. While there’s no milk shortage yet, industry leaders warn that without urgent state intervention and mass vaccination, the situation could take a turn for the worse. “We are not at panic stage yet,” said Fanie Ferreira, CEO of the Milk Producers Organisation. “But we can get there.”

Frikkie Mare, uitvoerende hoof van die Rooivleisprodusente-organisasie, waarsku dat ’n moontlike nuwe bek-en-klouseer (BEK)-uitbreking in Noordwes, waar vermoedelik positiewe gevalle by ’n voerkraal in Ventersdorp en ’n abattoir in Brits ondersoek word, ernstige gevolge sal hê vir rooivleisprodusente en die mark. Hoewel Noordwes verlede jaar BEK-vry verklaar is, kan sulke uitbrekings, veral by voerkrale, die hele rooivleismark ontwrig deur handelsvennote se markte te sluit en die vraag na speenkalwers te verlaag. Huidige regulasies is ontoereikend, en nuwe planne word dringend benodig om BEK te beheer of daarmee saam te leef, met die fokus op die behoud van marktoegang. Sulke planne, soos kompartementele inenting, vereis egter langtermynbeplanning en onderhandeling met handelsvennote. Hoewel BEK nie dodelik is nie, is die ekonomiese impak deur beperkte marktoegang verwoestend vir produsente en voerkrale. Bevestiging van die uitbrekings hang af van die departement van landbou en die Wêreldorganisasie vir Dieregesondheid.

The budget crisis at SA’s official statistics agency is a disgrace. Stats SA is tasked with running the surveys that provide crucial data used by policymakers and government departments to guide budget allocations and gauge the impact of their interventions. Without this information they are operating in the dark. Last week statistician-general Risenga Maluleke presented figures to parliament showing the organisation’s budget had been slashed by more than 40% in the past three years and now stands at a mere R2.78bn, with only inflation-matching increases planned over the medium-term expenditure framework. It consequently has a vacancy rate of almost 22% and is hobbled by outdated IT infrastructure. Moreover, key surveys have been cancelled or delayed. Stats SA no longer runs a survey on commercial agriculture, has reduced the scope of its surveys on tourism and the non-financial census of municipalities, and its reports on mortality and causes of death are published so long after the event they are of questionable use to policymakers.

Volgens Johan van den Berg, ’n onafhanklike landbouweerkundige, was weervoorspellings vir die afgelope seisoen uitdagend weens skielike veranderinge in weerstelsels, met ’n wisselende El Niño Suidelike Ossilasie tussen neutrale en swak La Niña-toestande. Vir die 2025-’26-somerseisoen is daar nou ’n 90%-kans op neutrale tot swak La Niña-toestande, met slegs ’n 10%-kans op El Niño. Dit dui op ’n droë winter, lente en vroeë somer, met warm toestande van September tot November, maar moontlik natter toestande in die tweede helfte van die seisoen. Grondwatertoestande is gunstiger as in 2024, maar daar is ’n groter risiko vir versuiptoestande as reënval soortgelyk is aan die 2024-’25-seisoen. Voorspellings kan nog verander, maar ’n effense rigting word aangedui.

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In Q1 2025, South Africa's agricultural exports reached US$ 3.36 billion, a 10% increase from the previous year, driven by higher volumes and better commodity prices. Key exports included grapes, maize, apples, pears, apricots, cherries, peaches, wine, wool, fruit juices, nuts, dates, avocados, pineapples, and beef.

Suid-Afrika is een van sewe ontwikkelende lande wat gekies is vir ‘n 17-miljard-rand program van die Wêreldbank om industriële kweekhuisgasvrystellings te verminder. Die inisiatief deur die Klimaatsbeleggingsfonds sluit Brasilië, Egipte, Mexiko, Namibië, Turkye en Oesbekistan in.

As South Africa enters its peak fire season, farmers across provinces like Free State, North West, Northern Cape, Western Cape and Gauteng are urged to adopt proactive strategies—coordinated firebreaks, traditional burning knowledge, community communication and early preparation—to safeguard grazing land and livestock.

Wetenskaplikes het ‘n nuwe dinosourus-spesie ontdek wat volgens hulle die evolusionêre geskiedenis van tirannosourusse ‘herskryf’. Die twee 86-miljoen-jarige skelette in die versameling van ’n Mongoolse museum is nou die naaste bekende voorouer van alle tirannosourusse, die groep wat die ikoniese T Rex insluit.

We are yet to receive more details on China's intentions to lower import tariffs for various African countries. What is worth emphasising for now is that, from a South African agricultural perspective, this would be a welcome development.

Navorsers waarsku klimaatsgevare kan korporatiewe verdienste teen 2035 jaarliks met 7 persent verminder. ‘n Verslag deur die Wêreld Ekonomiese Forum moedig ondernemings aan om hierdie gevare met ontkoling en veerkragtigheidstrategieë aan te spreek.


Summer crop harvest advances, but maize deliveries lag last season’s levels. Maize -Favorable corn production conditions for the U.S. coupled with a positive weather outlook for the 2025/26 production season reinforced market expectations for a strong corn harvest. CBOT corn prices were 2.2% lower year-on-year.

“Daar is ’n byna 90%-kans dat neutrale tot swak La Niña-toestande gaan voorkom, met slegs ’n ongeveer 10%-kans op El Niño-toestande. Dit lyk dus asof die komende seisoen vir die somerreënstreek baie dieselfde kan reageer met ’n droë winter, lente en eerste deel van die somer. Baie warm toestande is ook weer moontlik in veral die periode van September tot November. Dit dui weer op die moontlikheid van nat toestande in die tweede deel van die seisoen.”

Frequent animal disease outbreaks, particularly foot-and-mouth disease, threaten South Africa’s agricultural growth by reducing earnings and export opportunities, straining cattle farming finances. Persistent unresolved issues highlight inadequate biosecurity measures by both government and farmers.

Die getal luiperds het verdriedubbel in die wêreld se grootste bewaringsgebied, die Kafue-nasionale park in Zambië. Die park spog tans met 4,4 luiperds per 100 vierkante kilometer.

Each year, between 26% and 40% of the world's potential crop production is lost due to weeds, pests, and diseases"That's right. Even worse, it's predicted that without crop protection, those losses could easily double.

Die Botswana Vleiskommissie sê hy het sy eerste aflewering van verwerkte vleisprodukte aan die DRK gemaak na Botswana . Die besending sluit boeliebief, gestoofde biefstuk in sous en troeteldierkos in.

SA Canegrowers is pleased to announce the re-election of Higgins Mdluli as the chairman of the organisation, following its Annual General Meeting and board meeting held this week in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal.

Vrystaat Landbou (VL) het ’n dringende beroep op produsente en rolspelers gedoen om proaktief saam te werk om die Vrystaat bek-en-klouseer-vry (BKS ) te hou, ná die jongste uitbreking by die land se grootste voerkraal en ander gebiede.

South Africa, once the envy of other African nations due to its tremendous wealth, has fallen behind Botswana in gross domestic product (GDP) per capita.GDP per capita is a key economic indicator representing a country’s gross domestic product divided by its population.

Volgens die Seisoenale Klimaatvooruitskatting van 4 Junie 2025, wat deur die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens uitgereik is, word bo-normale reënval gedurende die middel van die winter vir die suidwestelike dele van die land en oostelike kusgebiede voorspel. Die res van die land sal waarskynlik onder-normale reën ontvang.

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