We've recently shared our view on South Africa's consumer food price inflation for the second quarter of the year1 , which is a moderation from the higher levels of 7% y/y in June 2021.

Most people reach into the supermarket fridge and pull out a bag of apples without much of thought. Where was it grown? How did it get from the tree into a bag? How did the bag end up on the shelf?

Bountiful harvests of corn and other major crops rely on a mysterious phenomenon known as hybrid vigor.

The journey of Short Stature Corn started in the Sinaloa region of Northwest Mexico.

The South African sugar industry, like the global aviation sector, was still recovering from years of crisis when it was dealt yet another blow.

When South African rooibos tea became the first African foodstuff to join French champagne and Cypriot halloumi on the EU’s “protected designation of origin” list this year, it was only the latest landmark for one of the country’s most distinctive exports.