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South Africa is in the grip of another El Nino event, characterised by below-average precipitation. With the projected harvest of 13.4 million tons of maize (down by 19%), this event is less severe than 2019 when the country harvested 11.3 million tons of maize. The worst decline in maize production, by almost 50% to 7.8 million tons due to El Nino was in 2016. Early in April 2024, Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia declared El Nino-induced national disasters, indicating the regionality of the current event and its significant impacts on both domestic and regional food security.
Van die sewe politieke groeperinge in die Europese parlement was die liberales en die groenpartye die twee grootste verloorders. Daar sal dus voortaan baie minder parlementslede van linkse partye in die Europese parlement wees.Die uitslag van die Europese parlementsverkiesing stuur ’n duidelike waarskuwing aan die politieke elite in Brussel. Europeërs vra vir verandering. Indien daardie verandering nie intree nie, kan ons verwag dat regse partye oor die volgende paar jaar regoor Europa nog meer steun sal wen.
Emissions of nitrous oxide – a greenhouse gas (GHG) said to be more potent than CO2 or methane – continued unabated between 1980 and 2020, a year when more than ten-million metric tons were released into the atmosphere primarily through farming practices, according to a new report by the Global Carbon Project. Agricultural production accounted for 74% of human-driven nitrous oxide emissions in the 2010s – attributed primarily to the use of commercial fertilisers and animal waste on croplands – according to the report ‘Global Nitrous Oxide Budget 2024’, led by researchers from Boston College.
'Die beplande nuwe lughawe buite Durbanville kan die toegang tot markte vir boere se produkte verbeter, het Deon Cloete, besturende direkteur van Cape Winelands Airport, gesê tydens ’n praatjie by ’n gesamentlike vergadering van die Durbanville- en Philadelphia-landbouverenigings. “Dr. Ivan Meyer, provinsiale minister van landbou, is passievol oor die daarstel van ’n landbou-korridor in die Wes-Kaap. Met die lughawe sien ons meer toegang tot markte vir die produkte van boere,” het Cloete gesê. Landbou bly een van die grootste dryfvere in die Wes-Kaapse ekonomie. Met deeglike beplanning kan die lughawe en landbou sy aan sy bestaan. Dit (die lughawe) het die potensiaal om met die provinsie ’n vennootskap te vorm vir die daarstel van ’n landbousone.
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Current ivory prices are about $400/kg in illicit markets in the East and averaging about $92/kg across Africa (except for Nigeria, which has now become the continent’s major export hub). Assuming away the problem of who exactly would buy this stockpile, these countries would need to sell about 10,000 tonnes (at $100/kg) to get $1bn. READ MORE
February was the driest in 100 years, with just a fifth of the usual rainfall for the month, in a region where 70 per cent of people depend on rain-fed agriculture to survive, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). READ MORE
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El Nino will adversely affect SA’s food security on two fronts. First, through availability. This year’s harvest of white maize, a staple food, is projected to decline by 2.1 million tons (26%) to 6.4 million tons. This is against domestic consumption of 5.9 million tons. Therefore, the margins of error are slim, and the country will probably need to import white maize.
Wit boere in Suid-Afrika beskik oor baie kundigheid – soms baie meer as ander boere wêreldwyd – en dié kennis kan met ander boere in die land gedeel word. Dit was onlangs die boodskap van dr. Mathews Phosa, prominente politikus en sakeleier in Suid-Afrika.
The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) predicts stable food supplies for most major commodities in 2024/25. However, factors like extreme weather, geopolitical tensions, and sudden policy changes could disrupt the global food supply balance, impacting prices and food security.
The first phase of the Chancay Port Terminal project in Peru is set to be completed in November, with operations due to begin in the first quarter of next year. Upon completion, the new port will significantly reduce the shipping times needed for Peruvian fruits to reach China.
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Die landbou gaan ‘n nuwe minister kry nadat Thoko Didiza, wat altesaam meer as ‘n dekade adjunkminister en minister was, is tot speaker van die parlement verkies is. Die sektor gaan egter nog geduldig moet wag om uit te vind wie haar gaan opvolg.
FMD and higher maize prices weigh on weaner calf prices -Beef Weaner calf prices have come under pressure since the start of May. This is the result of two factors. The first is the ongoing Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) issues in the Eastern Cape which is weighing on calf demand.
Mid-month data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) shows that South African motorists are in store for another big cut to fuel prices next month, with global oil prices working in our favour.The data from the CEF shows that petrol prices are slated for a cut of around R1.15 per litre, while diesel prices should fall by around 55 cents per litre.
The Northern Hemisphere's cherry harvest has started well, even up to 10 to 15 days earlier in some European countries. This has also led to the season ending much earlier than usual for certain cherry varieties. As a large grower and exporter of this fruit, some Spanish growers are seeing better prospects this season compared to last year when rain affected the crop badly.
The Turkish Agriculture Ministry recently announced that it will halt wheat imports from June 21 through mid-October to protect Turkey’s farmers from price decreases and other negative impacts during this year’s harvest.
Stocks rally, rand gaine as markets cheer South Africa’s unity government and re-election of Cyril Ramaphosa: South African stocks rallied and the rand gained, defying the global selloff in risk assets, as investors cheered an agreement between rival political parties to back the reelection of Cyril Ramaphosa as president.
High-level dialogue between grain producing and importing countries highlighted this year’s International Grains Council (IGC) Grain Conference as delegates discussed policies and initiatives that could be implemented to enhance the role of global trade in food security.
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