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John Steenhuizen - As we commemorate the 1976 youth, the class of 2025 faces disruption from AI, reshaping industries and diminishing traditional careers, especially for rural South African youth. Agriculture, however, offers opportunity rather than displacement. AI in Agriculture: Unlike finance or retail, where AI automates repetitive tasks, agriculture benefits from AI by enhancing productivity and empowerment. It supports adaptation and decision-making in unpredictable environments, removing drudgery and equipping youth with tools for precision, profitability, and growth.

Die H5N1-voëlgriepstam, wat sedert 2023 wêreldwyd versprei, is ongewoon aansteeklik, muteer en versprei tussen voëls en soogdiere (bv. melkkoeie en katte in die VSA). Dit het ook plaaswerkers se oë geïnfecteer, wat kommer wek oor moontlike mens-tot-mens-oordrag indien dit verder muteer. Biosekerheid en inenting: Biosekerheid bly sleutel, maar selfs plase met uitstekende biosekerheid word getref. Inenting is nodig as aanvullende maatreël. Die Wêreldeierorganisasie en WOAH ondersteun inenting, met WOAH wat standaarde vir entstofveiligheid en handel in ingeënte hoenders ondersoek.

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This report was compiled by the applied economics team of Grain SA. -Currently the market is looking at the Northern Hemisphere crop development. Conditions in the US and China are particularly favourable. In contrast, the harvesting process in the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing a certain degree of drought. South Africa’s harvesting process was delayed due to excessive rainfall that has now led to quality decreases. READ MORE 

South Africa's agricultural export focus means the country must always keep an open eye for any potential new market expansion. One country that has consistently been on our radar is China. The country's dominance in global agricultural imports, stable economy, large population, and current low penetration by South Africa's agriculture make it an ideal area for expansion. READ MORE 

For weeks in May and June 2025, widely followed accounts on X have circulated eye-catching and divisive statistics about race and farming in South Africa. But ironically, these numbers originated in a speech aimed at debunking misinformation, and were then misquoted and repurposed for a global audience. READ MORE 

The latest blow is the administration’s cancellation of the Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities program. In April the Center filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the USDA demanding information about its cancellation of the program. READ MORE 

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Karan Beef se Nigel-voerkraal in Gauteng en sy Albert Falls-voerkraal in KwaZulu-Natal het nou ook positief getoets vir bek-en-klouseer. Dit kom slegs weke nadat die maatskappy se massiewe en uiters bioseker Heidelberg-voerkraal in Gauteng positief vir dié siekte getoets het.

A new cold front is set to hit South Africa starting yesterday,bringing significant weather changes, according to independent agricultural meteorologist Johan van den Berg. Minimum temperatures in the winter rainfall area may drop below 5°C through late June, while the southern summer rainfall area could see sub-zero temperatures from June 18, persisting into July.

Die Suid-Afrikaanse departement van landbou het ’n tydelike handelsooreenkoms met die VSA ingestel vir ’n dinamiese reaksie op voëlgriepuitbrekings. VSA-state kan nou self handelbeperkings instel en ophef, met statusopdaterings op ’n aanlyn platform, wat administratiewe vertragings verminder.

South Africa’s escalating foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak is severely disrupting both its meat and dairy sectors, critical components of national food security. David De Jager, CEO of Tip-Top Milk, a major raw milk logistics provider, warns that FMD is impacting key milk production areas, collection routes, and processing outputs

Wol-aanbod: 67% van die wol was fyner mikron, en 60,7% was gesertifiseerde volhoubare wol. 96% van langer lengte wolskeersels is verkoop. Pryse: Merino-indeks stabiel op R173/kg; gesertifiseerde wol pryse styg met 0,3% tot R177/kg. Hoogste prys was R254/kg (skoon) vir 15,3 mikron wol.

Approximately 50% of global habitable land is used for agriculture, with 77% dedicated to meat and dairy production. In the U.S., 80% of agricultural land—nearly half the lower 48 states’ land mass—supports livestock and feed crops.

As jy gedink het die brou van bier is beperk tot groot kommersiële brouerye en vlytbierbrouers wat met boetiekbiere eksperimenteer, dink weer.Navorsers aan die Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
(Virginia Tech) in Amerika brou bier vir 'n totaal ander rede: die ontwikkeling van biobrandstof.


Livestock grazing, heavily subsidized on 270 million acres of public lands across 11 western U.S. states, significantly degrades ecosystems and threatens biodiversity. It impacts 14% of federally protected threatened or endangered animals and 33% of protected plants, making it one of the greatest direct threats to imperiled species.

South Africa’s illicit alcohol trade, valued at over R25 billion in 2024, has surged by 55% since 2017, comprising 18% of all alcohol sold. This black-market growth, driven largely by counterfeit white spirits, has led to R16.5 billion in lost tax revenue and severe public health risks.

Kameelperde - Op die vel was nopies wat soos knopvelsiekte lyk, maar dit kan toevallig wees.Wildlife Vets Namibia glo die hoë vrektesyfer en wye verspreiding is ’n rede tot groot kommer. Op sommige plase is soveel as 15-25 karkasse gekry.

Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP), a state veterinary institution, reported a R14 million loss for the last quarter of the 2024/2025 financial year, significantly worse than the R2.7 million loss in the same period the previous year and missing the budgeted R450,000 profit.

Midde toenemende konflik tussen Israel en Iran het Brent-oliepryse Vrydag 7 persent hoër as die vorige dag gesluit ná dit vroeër die dag die hoogste vlak sedert 27 Januarie vanjaar bereik het. Brent het vanoggend handel net onder 75 Amerikaanse dollar per vat oopgemaak, meer as 14 persent hoër as die vorige week.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile outlined government measures to support small-scale farmers in rural provinces like the Eastern Cape, Limpopo, and KwaZulu-Natal during a parliamentary session.

Die Klimaatgeregtigheidskoalisie sê oorlog is nie net ʼn menseregtekrisis nie, dis ook ʼn klimaatskrisis. Navorsing deur die Klimaat- en Gemeenskapsprojek toon koolstofvrystellings was in die eerste 60 dae van die konflik tussen Israel en Gaza in 2023 meer as die jaarlikse vrystellings van meer as 30 lande.

China has developed a new strain of high-protein corn aimed at replacing foreign soybean imports, which are crucial for animal feed. This innovation seeks to enhance domestic agricultural productivity and reduce reliance on imports, particularly from the US and Brazil.

 

 

   BRANDSTOF

• Die Israel-Iran-konflik, met aanvalle en wraakaanvalle wat Dinsdag voortduur, het Brent-ruoliepryse met 5,9% laat styg vanaf Donderdag ($70,16/vat) tot $74,32/vat teen Dinsdag 11:00. Vrydag het die olieprys met meer as 11% binne 2,5 uur opgeskiet.
• Brandstofprysvooruitsigte: Die styging bring ’n onderverhaling vir Julie se brandstofpryse: 9c/liter vir 95-oktaan-petrol en 10c/liter vir diesel (0,05% swael). Voor die konflik was daar ’n klein oorverhaling (potensiële prysdaling).
• Rand-dollar-wisselkoers: Die rand het Vrydag tot R18,06 verswak, maar teen Dinsdag om 11:00 effens herstel tot R17,77, slegs 0,3% sterker as Donderdag se R17,82. Internasionale brandstofpryse (in dollar) en die wisselkoers bepaal Suid-Afrikaanse brandstofpryse.
• Goudprys: Die goudprys het Vrydag skerp gestyg tot $3 432,03/fynons, maar Dinsdag effens gedaal tot $3 379,14/fynons, 0,2% laer as Donderdag.

 

AMT

Product Name	Price	Quantity Type		Date	Change		Previous Price
White maize	R 4 588,00	per Ton		2025-06-17	-0.91 %		R 4 630,00
Yellow maize	R 4 135,00	per Ton		2025-06-17	-0.86 %		R 4 171,00
Soybeans	R 7 290,00	per Ton		2025-06-17	1.25 %		R 7 200,00
Sunflower seed	R 9 505,00	per Ton		2025-06-17	2.98 %		R 9 230,00
Wheat	R 6 400,00	per Ton		2025-06-17	1.03 %		R 6 335,00
Sorghum (IPP)	R 4 565,00	per Ton		2025-06-06	0.00 %		R 4 565,00
Groundnuts (IPP)	R 18 743,00	per Ton		2025-06-06	0.00 %		R 18 743,00
Cotton (IPP)	R 10 020,00	per Ton		2025-06-06	0.00 %		R 10 020,00
Soy Meal (US derived price)	R 10 849,00	per Ton		2025-06-06	0.00 %		R 10 849,00
Lusern (Grade 1)	R 4 100,00	per Ton		2025-06-13	0.00 %		R 4 100,00
Product Name	Price	Quantity Type	Date			Change	Previous Price
Bananas	R 7,21	per Kg	2025-06-13			-5.87 %	R 7,66
Apples	R 9,31	per Kg	2025-06-13			-0.21 %	R 9,33
Oranges	R 4,69	per Kg	2025-06-13			-0.42 %	R 4,71
Avocados	R 16,16	per Kg	2025-06-13			4.87 %	R 15,41
Grapes	R 62,85	per Kg	2025-06-13			18.54 %	R 53,02
Mangos	R 33,49	per Kg	2025-06-13			9.55 %	R 30,57
Pears	R 9,15	per Kg	2025-06-13			0.66 %	R 9,09
Pineapples	R 10,56	per Kg	2025-06-13			-6.80 %	R 11,33
Peaches	R 34,63	per Kg	2025-06-13			43.10 %	R 24,20
Lemons	R 4,97	per Kg	2025-06-13			5.07 %	R 4,73
Nectarines	R 1,43	per Kg	2025-06-13			0.00 %	R 1,43
Naartjies (Mandarins)	R 7,33	per Kg	2025-06-13			-6.39 %	R 7,83
Blueberries	R 169,12	per Kg	2025-06-13			28.66 %	R 131,45
Grapefruits	R 5,56	per Kg	2025-06-13			4.32 %	R 5,33

 

Product Name	Price		Quantity Type		Date		Change		Previous Price
Potatoes	R 54,18		per 10Kg		2025-06-13		7.59 %		R 50,36
Tomatoes	R 13,03		per Kg		2025-06-13		-2.76 %		R 13,40
Carrots	R 8,40		per Kg		2025-06-13		-2.67 %		R 8,63
Onions	R 95,08		per 10Kg		2025-06-13		-5.35 %		R 100,45
Cabbage	R 3,33		per Kg		2025-06-13		-14.40 %		R 3,89
Garlic	R 79,07		per Kg		2025-06-13		8.54 %		R 72,85
Spinach	R 5,01		per Kg		2025-06-13		-3.84 %		R 5,21
Sweet Potatoes	R 5,07		per Kg		2025-06-13		1.60 %		R 4,99
Peppers	R 19,13		per Kg		2025-06-13		1.32 %		R 18,88
Chillies	R 12,05		per Kg		2025-06-13		15.31 %		R 10,45
Pumpkins	R 3,38		per Kg		2025-06-13		2.74 %		R 3,29
Mushrooms	R 89,67		per Kg		2025-06-13		-4.77 %		R 94,16
Butternuts	R 5,83		per Kg		2025-06-13		5.23 %		R 5,54
Green beans	R 11,81		per Kg		2025-06-13		26.72 %		R 9,32
Product Name		Price		Quantity Type		Date		Change	Previous Price
Sheep A2/3		R 108,99		per Kg		2025-06-13		2.45 %	R 106,38
Feeder Lamb (Dual Purpose)		R 52,10		per Kg		2025-06-06		8.50 %	R 48,02
Sheep AB2/3		R 84,33		per Kg		2025-06-13		-0.40 %	R 84,67
Sheep B2/3		R 72,66		per Kg		2025-06-13		-0.86 %	R 73,29
Sheep C2/3		R 71,61		per Kg		2025-06-13		1.98 %	R 70,22
Wool 20 micron - Non RWS		R 168,00		per Kg		2025-06-13		0.60 %	R 167,00
Wool 20 micron - RWS		R 180,00		per Kg		2025-06-13		1.12 %	R 178,00
Mohair		R 376,42		per Kg		2025-06-13		-2.00 %	R 384,10

 

Product Name	Price		Quantity Type		Date		Change		Previous Price
Beef A2/3	R 73,20		per Kg		2025-06-13		3.36 %		R 70,82
Weaners (200-250kg)	R 35,02		per Kg		2025-06-06		-1.68 %		R 35,62
Beef AB2/3	R 69,11		per Kg		2025-06-13		1.29 %		R 68,23
Beef B2/3	R 61,90		per Kg		2025-06-13		4.56 %		R 59,20
Beef C2/3	R 59,19		per Kg		2025-06-13		7.23 %		R 55,20
Product Name	Price	Quantity Type		Date		Change		Previous Price
Kids (under 30kg)	R 51,17	per kg		2025-06-06		-14.19 %		R 59,63
Medium (30-40kg)	R 55,00	per kg		2025-06-06		-0.05 %		R 55,03
Large (above 40kg)	R 35,00	per kg		2025-06-06		-15.38 %		R 41,36
Ewes (Goats)	R 51,56	per kg		2025-06-06		5.85 %		R 48,71

 

Product Name	Price		Quantity Type		Date		Change		Previous Price
Poultry Frozen	R 35,59		per Kg		2025-06-13		-0.67 %		R 35,83
Poultry fresh	R 39,44		per Kg		2025-06-13		0.36 %		R 39,30
Poultry IQF	R 35,05		per Kg		2025-06-13		0.52 %		R 34,87
Product Name		Price		Quantity Type		Date		Change	Previous Price
Pork Porkers		R 33,50		per Kg		2025-06-13		2.51 %	R 32,68
Pork Baconers		R 32,25		per Kg		2025-06-13		0.00 %	R 32,25
Pork Sausage		R 25,39		per Kg		2025-06-13		1.07 %	R 25,12

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