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After publishing a sharp contraction of -12,2% year-on-year in 2023 of the agricultural gross value-added performance, Statistics South Africa revised the figures to a mild contraction of -4,8% year-on-year. This revised figure is roughly in line with the expectations of various researchers, most notably the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP).  The mid-summer drought, which has led to a 21% year-on-year decline in South Africa's summer grains and oilseed production to an expected harvest of 15,9 million tonnes in the 2023/24 season, will likely reflect on the second and third quarter figures of the sector performance.

Suid-Afrikaners het Dinsdagoggend die goeie nuus gekry dat alle grade petrol, diesel, parrafien én gas vandag af stewig daal. Petrol word met R1,24 per liter goedkoper, terwyl diesel met R1,09 liter tot R1,19 per liter goedkoper sal wees. Die amptelike dalings vir Juniemaand is:  • Alle grade petrol: R1,24 per liter • Diesel met 0,05% swael: R1,19 per liter • Diesel met 0,005% swael: R1,09 per liter • Parrafien: R1,07 per liter • Gas: R1,35 per kilogram Die prys van 95-oktaan-petrol in Gauteng sal dan R24,25 per liter wees, en aan die kus R23,46 per liter. Die daling maak 95-oktaan-petrol die goedkoopste in vier maande sedert Februarie. Diesel daal tot R20,97 per liter in Gauteng en R20,18 per liter aan die kus. Dit sal die goedkoopste in vyf maande sedert Januarie wees.

The Namibian chicken industry is rejoicing following the government’s decision to lift a one-year prohibition on importing chickens from neighbouring South Africa. This decision, which has been well received by the Poultry Producers’ Association of Namibia (PPA), provides much-needed relief and lays the groundwork for a more stable poultry market. Louis Kleynhans, the chairperson of PPA, conveyed his organisation’s backing for the decision, highlighting the significance of biosecurity. He said they will only approve the imported chicken if it comes from South African farms certified as free of avian influenza and if it enters Namibia through proper legal channels. Namibia heavily depends on importing poultry from South Africa, consuming about 2 500 tonnes of chicken every month. The removal of the ban is anticipated to stabilise the market by boosting the total supply of chicken.

Mexiko het Sondag sy eerste vrouepresident verkies. Claudia Sheinbaum van die linkse Morena-party word president van een van die belangrikste ontwikkelende ekonomieë, wat natuurlik ook ’n belangrike buurland van die Verenigde State is in ’n tydperk waar die verhouding tussen ontwikkelde lande en ontwikkelende lande deur die globale magspel van groot moondhede soos Amerika en China gekenmerk word. Later hierdie week sal meer as 400 miljoen Europeërs die geleentheid kry om parlementslede vir die Europese Parlement in Brussel te verkies. In twee EU-lidlande, België en Bulgarye, sal parlementêre verkiesings ook plaasvind wat tot wesenlike regeringsveranderings kan lei. Op 4 Julie sal die burgers van Engeland, Wallis, Skotland en Noord-Ierland na die stembus gaan om nuwe parlementslede vir die Verenigde Koninkryk te verkies. Dit gaan na alle waarskynlikheid die einde van die Konserwatiewe Party se regering beteken, en na alle verwagtinge sal die leier van die Arbeidersparty, Keir Starmer, die nuwe eerste minister word.  Teen die einde van 2024 gaan die politieke landskap nie net hier in Suid-Afrika nie, maar wêreldwyd dramaties verander het. Nuwe leiers sal oral verkies wees. Sal hulle egter daarin slaag om die wêreld veiliger en voorspoediger te maak? Die kanse daarvoor lyk tans nog baie onseker.

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Giraffes occur throughout most of the savanna landscapes in sub-Saharan Africa. Fewer than 70,000 are left; a sharp decline from the estimated 150,000 in the 1980s. This makes it even more relevant to understand their diversity, as increased conservation efforts are needed to safeguard this diversity for the future. READ MORE 

We believe that regardless of the formation of the coalition the ANC settles with, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) policies should be maintained. Still, from a reading of the top four political parties trailing the ANC in the voter outcome, two stand out with contrasting views on land reform to the current policy path, namely, the Economic Freedom Front (EFF) and the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party). These parties have a strong preference for the expropriation of land without compensation. READ MORE 

The cost of producing poultry has continued its upward trend, leading to many in the industry facing economic uncertainty – and some considering ceasing poultry production altogether. For egg producers specifically, the speed and scale of rising costs is unprecedented; the last two years alone have seen significant increases that can be partly attributed to feed and energy costs. Compared to 2016-2020 prices, the increase in feed price will add £7.50 to the cost of keeping a hen, or 30p/dozen eggs (Joice and Hill, 2022). READ MORE 

In addition, the impact of heavy rainfall, which has also hit other wine-growing regions including the UK and Germany, have been considerable in Beaujolais and Burgundy, with the threat of mildew, which caused major issues in 2023, could happen again across the late spring and early summer months. READ MORE 

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