Farming boosts SA’s fourth-quarter GDP growth
South Africa’s economy expanded in the final quarter of last year driven by a recovery in agriculture and manufacturing, data…
SA consumer food price inflation rate increases to 6.2%
The data released by Statistics South Africa this morning, 16 February 2022, shows that consumer food price inflation accelerated to…
Livestock and poultry input costs might soften
The poultry and the livestock sectors have had to contend with higher input costs such as grains and soya beans…
SA consumer food price inflation likely to moderate somewhat in 2022
The data released by Statistics South Africa this morning shows that consumer food price inflation slowed marginally to 5,9% in…
Looming agriculture profit margin pressures ahead as the rate hike cycle resumes
The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) followed on its previous warnings that it would not hesitate to hike rates if…
Sustained sharp upswing in fuel prices will trim agriculture profit outlook
Early indications are that South Africa faces a massive upswing in fuel prices given the recent mid-month update from the…
Global food price index rises further in September
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has reported that world food commodity prices rose in September,…
Stubbornly high meat prices lift food inflation in August 2021
The overall consumer price inflation drifted further away from the midpoint of the South African Reserve Bank’s target range of…
SA’s strong tractor sales signal farmers’ optimism about the upcoming 2021/22 summer crop season
We continue to observe optimism in South Africa’s tractor sales as the 2021/22 summer crop production season approaches. The recent…
SA agribusiness confidence retracts by 67 points in Q3 of 2021
Following a surge to an all-time high of 75 in the second quarter of this year, the Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence…
