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Solidariteit het ʼn pleidooi gelewer vir die verlenging van nog 10 jaar van Suid-Afrika se lidmaatskap van die Agoa-handelsooreenkoms met die VSA. Talle belangegroepe uit Afrikalande, insluitend Solidariteit het die geleentheid gehad om insette te lewer as deel van die jaarlikse hersiening van die Agoa-lidmaatskap. Daar heers uiteenlopende menings oor Suid-Afrika se lidmaatskap, met sommige partye wat selfs glo dat Suid-Afrika verwyder moet word. ‘n Ekonomiese navorser by Solidariteit, Theuns du Buisson het namens die vakbond die insette gelewer. Volgens hom raak die handelsooreenkoms sowat 30-duisend van sy lede, en versoek daarom dat dit in 2025 hernu moet word. Hy sê hy sien die potensiaal raak wat ʼn regering van nasionale eenheid het om die klimaat vir buitelandse belegging te verbeter en sê die Agoa-ooreenkoms moet nou tot elke prys bewaar word.
The recent High Court ruling against the department of agriculture, land reform and rural development regarding compensation for poultry culled due to bird flu has sent ripples through SA’s poultry industry. The industry stands at a crossroads, with the promise of financial relief and a renewed commitment to effective disease management practices. The court’s decision challenges the government’s long-standing “nil compensation” policy and has implications for disease management and financial stability within the sector. Agriculture union TLU spokesperson Bennie van Zyl, articulated a comprehensive response to the ruling, emphasising the necessity for a holistic approach to disease management.
It is now widely accepted that low- and middle-income countries will need to spend trillions of dollars a year for climate-related adaptation, mitigation, and resilience. It is also clear that while governments will have to mobilize the better part of this financing domestically, a substantial share will need to come from external public and private sources. For example, emerging market and developing economies other than China will have to spend about $2.4 trillion a year by 2030, according to estimates by the Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance, commissioned by the United Nations Climate Change Conferences of 2021 and 2022. About $1 trillion a year of that will have to come from external sources.
Expectations for food inflation are driven by multiple factors, including agricultural commodity prices and costs in the supply chain. While the weaker domestic summer crop will likely see inflation on maize meal rise in the coming months, a critical factor that influences both the cost of primary agricultural commodities and several costs in the value chain is the exchange rate. Exchange rate depreciation for much of 2023 was a critical contributor to sustained high food inflation, but the value of the Rand strengthened substantially in June this year. This follows improved sentiments following the election result, which ushered in the first coalition government in South Africa since the dawn of democracy. Markets responded positively to the formation of the Government if National Unity and while key factors such as cabinet positions are yet to be finalised, a stable partnership in this regard could result in further exchange rate appreciation, which would in turn reduce inflation further.
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What’s the biggest challenge for the African National Congress and its new coalition government now that the ANC has won less than 50 percent of the vote for the first time in thirty years? Most likely it’s ensuring reliable energy supplies, which are necessary for reducing unemployment and reviving the country’s manufacturing sector. READ MORE
Factory farming, also known as industrial agriculture or intensive animal farming, refers to a system of raising livestock and poultry in high-density facilities where animals are confined indoors under controlled conditions. The primary goal of factory farming is to maximize production efficiency and output of meat, eggs, and dairy products at a lower cost. READ MORE
The rumours of an Indian Urea tender that have been circulating for weeks were proven true as the announcement was made this week. Despite Indian urea stocks at historical highs, they are apparently looking for up to 1 million tons of urea – no doubt based on their view that prices will only get higher as the year moves on. READ MORE
With the change to a full democracy in South Africa, one of the important issues was the need to address the unequal racial ownership and use of rural land. The Native Trust and Land Act of 1914, as amended in 1936, restricted land allocation and use in “white” areas for white ownership only and was also used to effect land evictions of black communities in these areas. One statistic which was often quoted was the fact that in apartheid South Africa, 14% of the population owned 86% of the rural farmland. In black tribal areas, land to this day is not under private ownership but owned by the state. READ MORE
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In May 2024, the FAO Food Price Index (FPI) reached a value of 120.4, similar to index values last observed in November/December 2023. The FPI registered an increase (0.9%) in May 2024 compared to the previous month, with MoM price increases for cereals (+6.3%) and dairy (+1.8%), tempered by price decreases for sugar (-7.5%), oils (-2.4%) and meat (-0.2%). Compared to May 2023 the FAO FPI was 3.4% lower, with deflation on sugar (-25.5%), cereals (-8.2%), and meat (-1.3%), along with inflation on oils (+7.7%) and dairy (+3.5%).
Raspberry growing and supply is increasing across many countries in the Northern Hemisphere to meet the usual summer demand. Germany has seen an early start to their season. The prospects in terms of yield and quality are quite good, but prices vary greatly from region to region. Switzerland is seeing the first promotions with domestic product starting soon.
Water is crucial to all life, rain and snow are crucial to all life on land. Healthy ecosystems play a crucial role in producing precipitation by maintaining the water cycle through various mechanisms. Forests, including tropical rainforests, temperate forests, and boreal forests, are significant contributors.
Oor die afgelope 30 jaar is daar baie gedreig en vingers gewys na die tradisionele wit boere. “Dubul’ ibhunu” (“Kill the boer”) het kort-kort kop uitgesteek. Groot geraas is gemaak oor plase wat afgevat moet word. Die staat het derduisende hektaar landbougrond op hul naam wat van tyd tot tyd oor die laaste drie dekades uitgedeel is aan nuwe swart probeerboere.
Prosper Africa has announced the United States – Africa Trade Desk (USATD)'s first $56M trade deal for 700 containers (1,260,000 crates) of South African-grown table grapes to the U.S. The U.S.-Africa Trade Desk is a joint venture between Prosper Africa and Afritex Ventures, whose mandate is to bridge the gap between African agricultural suppliers and US buyers.
The prospect of ample supplies, despite weather problems in some producing regions, is pushing oilseeds prices lower. The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture said on June 12 in its Oilseeds: World Markets and Trade report that the US soybean oil price premium compared to other major exporters has declined, and the United States is expected to be a net soybean oil exporter in 2024-25.
Climate change poses significant challenges to agriculture, and government officials in Italy are growing concerned over dwindling food production. Italy's national statistics bureau, ISTAT, said that agricultural production shrank in 2023 as "wine, fruit and olive oil output all took a hit from extreme weather events linked to climate change."
Following a sustained period of decline, global cereals prices rose in May across wheat, maize, barley, and sorghum markets.This was driven by unfavorable crop conditions in some major producing regions in the Northern Hemisphere such as Europe, North America, and the Black Sea regions. Moreover, persistent disruptions on major shipping routes, including the Black Sea and Red Sea, adds to the cost of moving products.
5G technology supports precision farming by allowing real-time data transmission and machine control. For instance, drones equipped with multispectral cameras capture crop images, which are processed on local servers via 5G. This data guides fertilizer spreaders integrated into the network, ensuring precise application based on real-time needs.
An ongoing trade dispute between China and the EU is having a knock-on effect for pig producers throughout Europe and the UK. EU pork exports to China have come under scrutiny and will be subject to a yearlong anti-dumping investigation by China’s Ministry of Commerce, in retaliation for duties being imposed on Chinese electric vehicles by the EU.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) announced that South Africa has requested the establishment of two dispute settlement panels to examine European Union measures affecting the importation of citrus from South Africa into the EU. The request was considered at a meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on June 24.
As expected, the banana price decreased again to R6.85 per kilogram or R123 per 18kg box with volumes increasing by 13% week on week. We are however expecting prices to stay on a lower level during July and possibly gain some momentum from August onwards.
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