Since 2016, prices have dropped 30% below the average for the past decade, according to the International Coffee Organization, a body representing 49 member countries which export and import coffee.

South Africa imports all of its rice and half of its wheat requirements. We have previously warned of the restrictions placed by countries on agricultural commodity exports, specifically rice and wheat.

Wine producers are confused, angry and despairing about what to try next to ensure job security of a vital yet increasingly shaky agricultural sector. Government’s latest lockdown, starting on 16 April, included an about-turn on wine exports including the transporting of wine from cellar to ports, which were opened under the Disaster Management Act on 7 April.

Avocado bars may have had to close due to the coronavirus, but the demand for avocados has clearly not dropped.

Whether due to tighter margins or environmental pressures, more field crop farmers are considering using technologies that improve the efficiency of nitrogen fertilisers.

Grains prices remain supported by demand amid Covid-19 trade uncertainties.