SA agricultural employment down 8% year-on-year in Q4
Although South Africa’s agricultural economy performed robustly in 2020, possibly grew by between 10-13%, according to our and Bureau for…
South Africa’s standing in the Global Food Security Index deteriorates
For many years, South Africa has prided itself as the most food-secure country in the Africancontinent and has also ranked…
SA set to have its largest summer grain and oilseed harvest on record in 2020/21 production season
2021 promises to be another good year for South Africa’s agricultural sector, at least from a production front. The data…
South Africa’s agricultural exports registered the second largest level on record in 2020
We have been writing for a while about South Africa’s agricultural performance in 2020, but with full-year trade data now…
High rainfall and record planting bode well for soya bean season
One vital task in South Africa’s quest to improve its poultry industry is boosting soya bean production, a crucial ingredient…
Higher food prices look set to ease in second quarter
Higher grain prices and a decline in cattle slaughtering activity over the past few months have started to transmit into…
The agricultural sector has blossomed without much support from government
BY WANDILE SIHLOBO, JOHANN KIRSTEN AND SIFISO NTOMBELA From the reconstruction and development programme of president Nelson Mandela to the…
Continued solid performance in South Africa’s farm economy
BY WANDILE SIHLOBO This is a quick commentary on South Africa’s agricultural economy performance in the third quarter of the…
SA agricultural employment held up in Q3, 2020, but there are disparities across provinces
South Africa’s primary agricultural employment in the third quarter of the year improved by 1% from the previous quarter to…