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Suid-Afrika steier weer vandeesweek onder die verwoestende uitwerking van fase 6-beurtkrag. In Desember is berig Eskom het in die huidige boekjaar meer as R20 miljard aan die gebruik van diesel en onafhanklike kragprodusente se oopsiklusgasturbines bestee. Elke eenheid van ’n oopsiklusgasturbine verbrand meer as R750 000 se diesel per uur. Volgens James-Brent Styan, skrywer van die boek Blackout: The Unauthorised Eskom Story is die uitwerking van beurtkrag so erg op die ekonomie dat daar eintlik geen alternatief is as om diesel aan te koop nie, al is dit so duur. Volgens Gordhan het Eskom wel diesel vir sy oopsiklus-gasturbines, maar weens ’n gebrek aan geld word die beperkte voorraad slegs gebruik vir noodgevalle. Daar is nie meer tyd vir praat en beloftes van die ANC regering en sy meelopers nie- Dis Nou tyd- ons moet self ingryp.
Daar is te veel streke wat nie deel is van die Beurtkrag skedule nie. Ons hoor daagliks van mense wat nie weet wat beurtkrag is nie- Die edelagbare President, sy ministers en volgelinge en hulle families is vrygespreek van Beurtkrag. Hulle weet nie wat die ongerief is nie en eet, drink en slaap en kuier nog net so lekker in hulle huise en leef nog steeds van die belastingbetaler se geld terwyl hulle geen bydra lewer tot enige welvaartskeppings in die land nie. Hulle het wel welvaart vernietig. As hierdie sogenaamde onproduktiewe "elite" personeel ook deel word van die Beurtkrag skedule sal ons op laer fases van beurtkrag kan wees. Die Edelagbare President en sy meelopers is vol beloftes en lieg blatant vir die inwoners van Suid Afrika - Korrupsie is nog steeds aan die gang en dit vind nou openlik plaas .Die Minster van Landbou het 'n besprekingsprogram gehou waarby 170 mense teenwoordig was en weereens is dit dalk net lippetaal. Daar is nie meer tyd vir mooi praaitjies nie. Ons kan nie meer die probleme in die hande van die regering los nie- Hulle kan en sal nooit die probleme oplos nie - dis net beloftes en verder is dit weer net die aanstelling van komitees, ondersoeke en hofsake met allerhande sogenaamde slim geleerdes- Ons het vandag krag nodig- nie more nie. Landbouers is doeners- nie praters nie.
Stage 6 load shedding and the recent decision by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to increase the price of electricity pose a significant risk to SA agriculture, economists and those in the industry warn. Hikes in an industry heavily reliant on electricity across its value chain could lead to an impact on food prices and food security within the country. Nersa has granted Eskom an 18.65% and 12.7% tariff increase in 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 respectively. Load shedding could also lead to an increase in food prices for South African consumers. Potatoes can no longer be produced at a wider range, which means that fresh potatoes were fed into the market and sold at a lower price than usual, which could impact profitability. "When producers cannot produce effectively, it is the consumers that bear the brunt, particularly those of a lower income and their ability to access food. Stakeholders in the agricultural sector met with the Department of Agriculture on Friday morning to propose a new way forward. The demands included listing agriculture as an essential service and that lower stages of load shedding should be implemented, according to Krapohl. In a statement issued by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development on Friday evening, Minister Thoko Didiza said the meeting earlier in the day had resolved that a sector task team would be established comprising government, industry participants and energy specialists to "continuously monitor the impact of load shedding in the sector, and its ability to provide safe and nutritious food to South Africans".
Eskom se toenemende onbetroubaarheid raak veral besproeiingsboerderye op ’n kritieke maksimum-groeiperiode wanneer deur die nag besproei moet word. Sonkrag kan gedurende die dag gebruik word, maar die batterye om alternatiewe energiebronne of selfs Eskom-krag te stoor vir wanneer dit benodig word, bly onekonomies en onbekostigbaar. Boere bly prysnemers en die toename in onbeplande, gedwonge uitgawes weerhou beleggings in nuwe tegnologie en toerusting om boerderye meer effektief en volhoubaarder te maak, asook voedsel bekostigbaarder,
The gross agricultural value added for 2022, which will be released in March, will probably show a mild contraction. This would be a notable shift from two consecutive years of solid growth, with the sector expanding by 14,9% y/y in 2020 and 8,8% y/y in 2021. Mild declines in critical crop harvests such as maize, production challenges in the sugar industry, trade friction in fruits, vegetables, beef and wool, and widespread foot-and-mouth disease weighed on the sector's performance this year. READ MORE -
Ammonia prices also moved sharply down, with the Middle East price dropping by more than $100/t and now trading below $800/t. With ammonia being a key raw material for ammonium phosphate production, this price reduction improves economics for MAP and DAP producers. The question is whether lower input costs starts to drag MAP and DAP prices down just as they have seemed to be stabilising. READ MORE
The agricultural industry looks much different today than it did hundreds of years ago. Mechanization changed agriculture’s reliance on human labor and horsepower. The Green Revolution harnessed selective breeding allowing more grain to be produced per acre. Over the past few years, this change has continued, with an increasing focus on sustainability worldwide, changing farming policies to support this, and an increasing spotlight on digital agricultural tools to bring this change about. READ MORE
Hardest hit is the most energy-intensive part of that chain: the glass industry. Soaring natural gas costs have already driven up the price of bottles to producers by 20% or more. Further bottle price hikes of up to 70% have been forecast by this Spring, though some of the price pressure in European gas markets has eased in recent months. READ MORE -
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In December 2022, South Africa’s new-vehicle industry registered its twelfth consecutive month of year-on-year sales growth, capping a year defined by its steady recovery to just short of pre-pandemic levels. The final month of 2022 saw total new-vehicle sales in the country grow an encouraging 16.2% year on year to 41 783 units, according to Naamsa.
The supply of grapes on many markets is tight at the moment, for a number of reasons. A number of large producing countries have started their season late this year, particularly Peru and South Africa. The political unrest in Peru has been the cause of this for some countries, including the US, as it brought some growing operations to a standstill.
Dr. Dirk Hermann, bestuurshoof van die vakbond Solidariteit, sê hulle hoop ook om binne die volgende twee weke in die hof te wees oor beurtkrag.
Net soos , adv. Tembeka Ngcukaitobi SC,bevestig het hy wil die regering met ’n hofsaak tot verantwoording dwing. s’n berus hul eerste saak op die feit dit nie heeltemal duidelik is presies wat Eskom, Nersa en die regering se planne behels om ’n einde aan beurtkrag te maak nie
Die Suid-Afrikaanse Konfederasie oor Energiedoeltreffendheid het ‘n beroep op verbruikers en ondernemings gedoen om maatreëls in te stel om kragverbruik te verminder en klimaatsverandering te beveg. Die konfederasie sê maatreëls soos LED-gloeilampe kan reeds verbruikers se kragrekening verminder.
Ons Landbouers is die prooi van barbare wat te sleg is om te werk en behoort aan 'n sekere politieke party wat daarop uit is om ons Landbouers van hulle plase te verdyf. Moenie dat hierdie barbare jou omkant vang en jou geliefdes skade aan doen nie. Wees paraat en beskerm jouself.
The supply of grapes on many markets is tight at the moment, for a number of reasons. A number of large producing countries have started their season late this year, particularly Peru and South Africa. The political unrest in Peru has been the cause of this for some countries, including the US, as it brought some growing operations to a standstill.
South Africa exported 44 879 tonnes of maize in the last week. About 38% to Mexico, 28% to Italy, and the rest to the Southern Africa region. This placed SA maize exports for 2022/23 at 2,4 million tonnes out of the seasonal export forecast of 3,4 million.
The harvesting of the second grain crop of the joint agricultural project that was undertaken by AfriForum, Saai and the Boiphitlhelelo Co-operative of Noga’s Post in the Barolong Boo Seleka Kingdom was completed this week. 8,5 tonne wheat was harvested and delivered to OVK Tweespruit.
Die rooivleisbedryf bly onder skoot — of dit druk van die veganiste is wat ’n volle 0,1% van die wêreldbevolking beslaan of omgewingsaktiviste wat die kweekhuisgaskat aan die stert beet het. Rede is egter besig om te seëvier. Die mensdom se eetlus is besig om die aarde oor sy planetêre grense te druk, terwyl dit terselfdertyd ook ’n gesondheidsrisiko skep.
Die president van die Kamer van Handel en Nywerheid, Mtho Xulu sê die voortslepende kragprobleme belemmer sakeondernemings se pogings tot groei en kan daartoe lei dat Suid-Afrikaanse maatskappye geen ander keuse het as om werkers af te lê nie.
Die energie-ontleder Chris Yelland sê intussen die elektrisiteits-tariefverhoging sal lei tot ‘n toename in kragdiefstal en al hoe meer verbruikers sal ophou om hulle elektrisiteitsrekeninge te betaal. Yelland sê die jongste verhoging gaan ‘n reuse impak op bedrywe, die ekonomie en die besteebare inkomste van verbruikers hê.
Ná maande van swaar reën oor dele van die land weens die La Niña-verskynsel, toon weervooruitsigte dat droër toestande moontlik vanaf die middel tot die einde van die eerste kwartaal kan voorkom. Onafhanklike landbouweerkundige, Johan van den Berg, deel dat baie min reën tot 15 Januarie verwag kan word. Weervooruitsigte toon ook dat dit die warmste week vir die jaar gaan wees.
Maize: The January World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report slashed global corn production by about 9 million tons. The severe drought in Argentina persists and continues to cause crop damage. The SAFEX prices of white and yellow maize decreased by 5.9% and 6.2% compared to a month ago.
Die 2022/23-wolseisoen is vandeesweek voortgesit ná afloop van die Kersreses met 'n aanbieding van byna 9 000 bale. Senior wolbemarker by OVK, Heinrich Victor, sê die Cape Wools Merino-aanwyser het met 9,3% vir nie-RWS en 11% vir RWS wol gedaal teenoor die vorige veiling, en onderskeidelik teen 'n skoonprys van R165,67/kg en R175,15/kg gesluit.
Suid Afrika se inwoners het vergeet dat daar tans GEEN diesel is by Eskom om ekstra krag op te wek nie- Vir dieafgelope 12 jaar het ESKOM miljoene liters diesel verbrand om Suid Afrika te spaar van Fase 6 beurtkrag. - Almal klae en sosiale media is vol van frustrasie- maar Suid Afrika se gemaklike inwoners hou nog lekker vakansie en het nog nie poging aangewend om op te tree nie.
To overcome issues such as climate change, supply chain disruptions, geopolitical tensions, and rising food prices, agri-food companies, governments, and farmers are increasingly adopting technology to shape the future of food systems. In 2023, it is crucial to keep an eye on the following technology trends in the industry.
Weekly rebound in beef carcass prices likely temporary -Beef: After a decrease in carcass prices in the weeks after Christmas, a strong rebound in prices was apparent during the first week of January. This is likely the result of lower supply as animals available for slaughter is lower after the festive period.
A new report predicts South Africa’s hydrogen economy could add between $3.9bn and $8.8bn to the country’s GDP by 2050. Not to mention thousands of jobs. Solar panels, wind turbines and lithium-ion batteries are setting the world on course towards a clean energy future. But to accelerate the pace of change and avert a climate catastrophe, more needs to be done.
In the orchards of Ceres Cascade Farms in Prince Alfred Hamlet, where it is not unusual to see all manner of wild buck undisturbed by orchard activities, the stone fruit harvest is firing on all cylinders for the next two months, says Pietie Wolfaardt, owner of Ceres Cascade Farms.
Daar is talle redes hoekom plaashekpryse van produkte en die uiteindelike pryse wat verbruikers vir verwerkte produkte op winkelrakke betaal, so verskil.
Provinsiale en nasionale departemente dra ook aansienlike blaam vir beurtkrag en nie slegs munisipaliteite nie, meen die burgerregte-waghond AfriForum. Die afskryf van Soweto se skuld aan Eskom gaan niks doen om die werklike probleem op te los nie en president Cyril Ramaphosa moet na sy eie kabinet se prestasie kyk vir die oorsaak van die finansiële krisis binne die staat.
Anders as wat algemeen aanvaar word, is daar ‘n groter waarskynlikheid vir melkbeeste om slegter welsyn te ervaar as hul eweknieë in beesvleiskuddes wat slegs vir vleis geteel word. ‘n Navorsingstudie het alle aspekte rondom welsyn wat verband hou met die diere se basiese gesondheid en funksionering, gevoelens en hul vermoëns om natuurlike gedrag te toon, in oënskou geneem.
Jeff Schultz, senior economist at BNP Paribas South Africa, said they expect the country’s growth to be far below consensus. The Reserve Bank forecasts 1.4% economic growth in 2023, while Investec predicts the country’s GDP to grow at just above 1.0% next year.
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ESKOM onder die ANC regering
Wat baie intersant is, is dat almal hulle dood bekommerd wanneer die krag af gaan en nie weer aankom nie. Maar die vraag is hoe wek een krag reus in Suid Afrika krag op vir 7 lande maar net 1 van daai 7 gaan gebukkend onder kragverdeling (loadshedding)?
Suid-Afrika voer elektrisiteit uit na Mosambiek, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibië , Zimbabwe en Botswana. Neem kennis jy kan nie krag op trokke laai en vervoer nie. Maar jy kan die krag hier opwek en met oorhoofse kabels vervoer. Op die selfde metode kom krag na ons toe ook. Laat 'n mens so bietjie dink of hoe?
Die antwoord op jou vraag maar hoekom kragverdeling?
Sien wanneer jy krag af sit en weer aan sit doen jy dit onder las. En omdat dit onder las geskied spike jou krag want jou elektriese toebehore gebruik vir daai split sekondes 3 keer sy volle stroom en dan kom dit terug na die vol las stroom. Met ander woorde as jou goed 60 vollas amp trek dan trek dit met die opstart 180 amp. En dus wat hulle gebruik om jou rekening te skep. Kom ons sê as jy R10 per 60 amps betaal gaan jy nou R30 moet betaal. Want jou rekening werk hulle van peak tot peak uit en nie op jou vol las stroom nie. So hoe meer hulle aan en af sit hoe meer betaal jy vir jou krag gaan werk uit op 'n 24 uur basis kry jy 7.5 ure minder krag maar jou rekening verminder nie. Dus of dieselfde prys asof jy 24 uur krag het. So jy betaal meer vir minder krag so waar jy 720 (R1500) uur se krag gebruik betaal het, betaal jy nou presies dieselfde bedrag of meer vir 495 (R1500) ure se krag gebruik
So 24 uur se krag = R2.083
Maar 16.5 uur se krag = R3.03
So die loadshedding sceme is meer geld in hulle sakke. Eskom is 'n staat instansie en hulle is bankrot so hulle steel jou geld.
Maar die verrassing kom wanneer die toerusting wat eintlik ontwerp is om aangehou te word en net afgeskakel te word wanneer dit gediens moet word, gaan so een na die ander begin groet. En die vervaging van die toerusting is baie duur. Waar gaan hulle daai geld kry? Ons gaan terug na parafien lampies, donkie, kerse en kool stowe toe. Hulle veroorsaak hulle eie sabotasie deur hulle geldgierigheid, bedrog en leuens.
Is it OVERCOME ???? Dear Mr President
This is what your president says to the international community in your absence.
— 🐦 ÄRTHÜR 🐦 (@Jack98764321) January 14, 2023
What a pathological liar@CyrilRamaphosa pic.twitter.com/FHCoNoG1u4
