Sorghum – waar lê die voorrade?
04/08/2021
Die Suid-Afrikaanse sorghummark was die afgelope 20 jaar meestal onder druk wat betref produksie en verwerking. Die produksie van sorghum ding om hektare mee met gewasse soos mielies, sojabone en sonneblom.
Relatiewe winsgewendheid tussen gewasse...
Machinery parts – price trends over time
Machinery and equipment are major cost items for a farming business, having increased over time with larger machines, new technology, higher prices for parts, new machinery, and higher energy prices.
The costs of owning and...
Mielies en sojabone: Wat is die vooruitsigte?
04/04/2022
Suid-Afrika se somerproduksieseisoen is reeds volstoom aan die gang. In die meeste gedeeltes van die land het die stroopproses reeds begin. Die 2021/2022-produksieseisoen sal onthou word vir die ekstreme weersomstandighede wat geheers het sedert...
Economic indicators: What happened in the past year
Since 2020, the global economy has been hit by two unforeseen and unplanned events. The Covid-19 pandemic caused massive uncertainty in the market, creating situations never seen before, for example oil prices trading in...
Die bitter en soet van SA se sorghummark
06/09/2023
Sorghum, ’n nisgewas in Suid-Afrika, bied talle voordele: dit is ’n glutenvrye, nie-GMO- (geneties gemodifiseerde organisme), voedsame graankos wat propvol dieetvesel is, vertering aanhelp en ’n gesonde dieet bevorder. Dit is ook voordelig vir...
Brandstof: Oliefondsheffing (slate levy) weeg swaar op pryse
Die heel eerste heffing op Suid-Afrikaanse brandstof, die algemene brandstofheffing, is in April 1983 ingestel ingevolge die Doeane- en Aksynswet (Wet Nr. 91 van 1964). Vandag is daar nege heffings van toepassing op brandstof,...
Price increases a great concern
The COVID-19 pandemic started a chain of events in 2020 that escalated into a perfect storm that now threatens economies worldwide. Over the past two years, the economy has been fluctuating within an environment...
Perfect storm hitting local diesel prices
The price of crude oil has increased tremendously in the past few months. This was due to a steep fall in China’s refinery activity in July and unexpected outages during August, forcing a decline...
Inligting – neem deel en vind baat
05/02/2021
In die hedendaagse omgewing is boerdery nie meer net boerdery nie – dis ’n gesofistikeerde besigheid waar die produsent daagliks gekonfronteer word met ’n reeks besluite wat geneem moet word.
Hier gaan dit nie bloot...
Keeping things honest: improved specs; more audits
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) commodities market, still commonly referred to as Safex by many market participants, has been processing physical deliveries in completion of its grain derivative contracts for 25 years.
Price risk management...
