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…
A further sign of resilience as agriculture posts a strong GDP rebound in Q2
Statistics SA’s latest economic growth numbers came out stronger than expected in the second quarter of 2021 underpinned by robust…
Global food commodity prices rebound in August
According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), global food commodity prices rebounded rapidly in August…
SA agri posts trade surplus in Q2 despite ongoing Covid challenges
The results of both the first and second quarter of 2021 agriculture export performance reflects the resilience of the sector…
South Africa’s agricultural exports on track to beat 2020
South Africa’s agricultural sector is export-orientated. Nearly half of the annual produce, in value terms, is exported in regular and…
What is driving South Africa’s consumer food prices higher?
Rising food prices continue to dominate the headlines, domestically and globally. It is not unusual for one to see complaints…
