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High oil prices have seen rising petrol prices globally, and for already cash-strapped South African motorists, there appears to be no end in sight. South Africa’s petrol price (R15.72) is behind countries such as Iran (R10.27) and the USA (R11.92), but ahead of countries like New Zealand (R26.14) and the Netherlands (R28.02).

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According to the Global Wellness Economy Monitor, “the global wellness industry grew 12.8% from 2015-2017, from a $3.7 trillion to a $4.2 trillion market. Wellness expenditures are now more than half as large as total global health expenditures ($7.3 trillion). And the wellness industry represents 5.3% of global economic output”.

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In 2018, the trucking industry was short roughly 60,800 drivers – up nearly 20% from 2017’s figure of 50,700. If current trends hold, the American Trucking Association (ATA) says the shortage could rise to more than 160,000 by 2028. The driver shortage is a problem for the entire supply chain as 71.4% of all freight tonnage is moved on the nation’s highways.

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At least 13 millions tons of food in the country, with an estimated cost of R73 million, end up at landfill sites on a yearly basis.Andy du Plessis, managing director at Food Forward SA ,said lots of food that went to waste were produced by primary sellers, such as supermarkets.

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Ferdie Meyer
Concentration of poverty in South Africa is the highest around cities, but poverty incidence (rate as % of population) is highest in former homeland areas where effective spending on agriculture development can lift people out of absolute poverty . Agri profits have been under pressure & the outlook for the next 10 yrs remains subdued. It’s demand is expected to increase by additional 400 tons per year in the next decade. 

Ferdie Meyer

http://www.farmingportal.co.za/index.php/all-agri-news/news-of-the-day/2864-outlook-of-agricultural-production-consumption-prices-and-trade-in-south-africa-for-the-period-2019-to-2028
Andre Du Toit
Important factors that wheat growers should consider in their selection of appropriate cultivars include the number of days from planting to flowering; plant height at harvesting; stem standability as the plants and their grain mature; tolerance to pre-harvest sprouting; and tolerance to stripe rust, leaf rust, stem rust, white rust and fusarium head blight.

Andre Du Toit

https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/crops/field-crops/expert-tips-to-get-the-most-from-irrigated-wheat/
Motsepe Matlala
White farmers who are productive on agricultural land should be compensated by the state for their assets at a discounted price and allowed to continue producing and not be removed.- the union was in support of expropriation without compensation but later changed its position as it felt its stance was driven by politics.

Motsepe Matlala

http://www.farmingportal.co.za/index.php/all-agri-news/news-of-the-day/2868-no-expropriation-of-productive-white-farms-without-compensation-says-national-african-farmers-union

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