Heatwave conditions will prevail over the western and northern interior with isolated thundershowers in the eastern to northeastern interior until the weekend. Thundershowers in the northeast will become more widespread from Sunday.

The drier weather conditions, which have been a hindering factor for maize planting activity in the western parts of South Africa, could ease as the weather forecast for the next two weeks shows prospects of higher rainfall over most parts of the country.

In its Agri Commodities Monthly Report for October, Rabobank noted short-term support for wheat futures worldwide on the basis of tightening global fundamentals. 

Two-way agricultural trade between the United States and countries in Southern Africa reached a record $1.5 billion last year, according to most recent international ag trade report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The government is open to negotiating with farm owners to find viable solutions to  land expropriation without compensation, says rural development & land reform minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane. 

Winter wheat harvest process is in full swing in the Western Cape, with the progress made thus far reflected on the producer deliveries data which amounted to 250 376 tonnes in the week of 02 November 2018.