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Fertiliser prices continue to reflect global markets

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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...
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Transparency needed in the JSE’s CDM

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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...
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Winternag

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Beste Grootneef Wanneer die Vrystaatse koue met wit gerypte vlaktes byt, dink ek soms terug aan Oupa en Ouma op Liefdefontein. Hulle het nie baie daaroor gepraat nie, maar ek onthou tog hoe hulle soms...
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SOMERGRAAN­SAADPRYSE vir 2026

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GRAAN SA SPEEL ’N SLEUTELROL IN DIE DEURLOPENDE MONITERING VAN INSETPRYSE NAMENS SY LEDE, MET SPESIFIEKE FOKUS OP SAADPRYSE OOR TYD OM DEURSIGTIGHEID TE BEVORDER EN MEDEDINGING IN DIE SAADBEDRYF AAN TE MOEDIG. HIERDIE...
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Om weer mielies te plant OF NIE

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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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How global oil markets influence LOCAL DIESEL PRICES

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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...
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Pluimvee dalk die sleutel tot groter vraag na graan

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2026/03/31 SUID-AFRIKAANSE GRAANPRODUSENTE PRODUSEER IN ’N TOENEMEND KOMPLEKSE OMGEWING, WAAR UITVOERMARKTE DIKWELS WISSELVALLIG IS EN DIE PLAASLIKE VRAAG MARGINAAL GROEI. DIE PLAASLIKE VRAAG NA WIT- EN GEELMIELIES HET BYVOORBEELD OOR DIE AFGELOPE TIEN SEISOENE MET...
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Farming is not a job, it’s a lifestyle

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Farming is not seen as a glamorous job. There is no fixed monthly salary, no company pension or paid holidays and the farmer is at the mercy of nature’s elements. So, why would someone...
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Dít is hoeveel mielies DAAR NOU EINTLIK IS

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2026/03/04 IN DIE AFGELOPE 16 MAANDE HET SUID-AFRIKA SE MIELIEMARK TEKORTE, SURPLUSSE, DROOGTE, VLOEDE, OORLOË ASOOK RENTEKOERS- EN WISSELKOERSVERANDERINGE ERVAAR. Elkeen van hierdie komponente beïnvloed plaaslike prysbepalingsmeganismes en dra by tot die wisselvalligheid van plaaslike pryse....
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Winner says farming is his calling

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The 2025 Grain SA/Land Bank Smallholder Farmer of the Year, Itumeleng Naphtaly Mongane (62), feels that farming gives his life purpose. ‘It's not just a job; it is a calling,’ he says. Apart from...
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