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Die winter het net na vyf die middag lang skaduwees oor die werf gestoot terwyl die son oor die westerkim wegsak. Uit die vlei stu die koue lug met ysige vingers bult op...
Record crops and growing carry-over stocks: Why then are SA exports slow?
2026/07/22
SOUTH AFRICA FINDS ITSELF IN THE POSITION OF PRODUCING YET ANOTHER RECORD MAIZE AND SOYBEAN CROP. HOWEVER, DESPITE THE LARGE SURPLUSES AVAILABLE FOR EXPORT, DEEP-SEA EXPORTS HAVE FAILED TO GAIN THE MOMENTUM THAT MANY...
Market reflects cautiousness despite expected record crop levels
THE SALES OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY ARE OFTEN REGARDED AS AN INDICATOR OF PRODUCER CONFIDENCE IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR. WHEN COMMODITY PRICES ARE FAVOURABLE, PRODUCTION PROSPECTS ARE POSITIVE, AND PROFITABILITY IMPROVES, PRODUCERS ARE GENERALLY MORE...
Transparency needed in the JSE’s CDM
2026/06/23
THE ROLE OF INVESTMENT FUNDS IN THE COMMODITY DERIVATIVES MARKET (CDM) OF THE JSE REMAINS A DEBATED TOPIC IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN GRAIN INDUSTRY. OPINIONS VARY WIDELY. SOME MARKET PARTICIPANTS BELIEVE FUNDS CONTRIBUTE TO...
Fertiliser prices continue to reflect global markets
AGRICULTURAL INPUTS SUCH AS FERTILISER, LIME, AND GYPSUM PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN GRAIN PRODUCTION. HOWEVER, THE PRICES OF THESE INPUTS ARE INFLUENCED BY A COMPLEX COMBINATION OF GLOBAL COMMODITY MARKETS, ENERGY COSTS, EXCHANGE...
How global oil markets influence LOCAL DIESEL PRICES
FUEL IS ONE OF THE LARGEST INPUT COSTS IN GRAIN PRODUCTION, WITH DIESEL PLAYING A CRITICAL ROLE IN LAND PREPARATION, PLANTING, SPRAYING, HARVESTING, IRRIGATION, AND TRANSPORT. BECAUSE MOST AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY OPERATES ON DIESEL, GRAIN...
Om weer mielies te plant OF NIE
2026/05/06
DIE 2025/2026- EN 2026/2027-SEISOENE SAL WAARSKYNLIK IN DIE GESKIEDENISBOEKE OPGETEKEN WORD AS ’N TYDPERK WAT GEKENMERK IS DEUR OORVLOED. TERWYL REKORDVOLUMES GRAAN DIE SILO’S VUL, WORSTEL PRODUSENTE MET DIE KOUE REALITEIT VAN PRYSE WAT...
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Beste Grootneef
Ou Neef, kan jy onthou hoe dit was om na ’n ding uit te sien? Soos om ’n naglyn in die vlei uit te sit vir ’n vet baber. Daardie nag slaap jy...
