Tag: oilseeds
#AgriMarkets: SA to benefit from increased global grain supplies
As the 2019/20 production season begins in a number of countries in the northern hemisphere, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
Agro-processing of oilseeds
Faced with current economic
realities, farmers worldwide are investigating new ways of surviving, as well
as expanding their business. One of the many opportunities...
#AgriMarkets: Winter crops will benefit from positive weather
The Western Cape is the leading producer of South Africa’s winter crops, which are wheat, barley and canola. It is also in...
#AgriMarkets: Chinese potential for SA avocado exports
Not many agricultural subsectors are testimony to the export-led growth ambitions, of the South African government, as avocados. Between the 1994/1995 and...
#AgriMarkets: Good winter harvest expected
In about a month’s time, South African farmers will start land preparation for winter crop plantings in the Western Cape as the...
#AgriMarkets: Global food prices could remain stable
The recent World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides further evidence that the...
#AgriMarkets: Strengthening relations with Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ranked the world’s 20th largest importer of agricultural products in 2017, is an important player in global agricultural trade....
#AgriMarkets: Wool export suspension key concern
The suspension of South Africa’s wool imports by the Chinese authorities because of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak earlier in the year is...
#AgriMarkets: Late rains bring positive outlook for summer crops
Widespread rainfall over the past two weeks has improved summer grain and oilseed crop conditions across the country. The outlook for the...
#AgriMarkets: South Africa’s agricultural exports grew in 2018
Although we wrote about South Africa’s agricultural trade last month, the recently released data for December 2018 paint a clear picture of...