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Agbiz to engage government and Eskom on load-shedding challenges

The severe load-shedding has increased food security risks in South Africa, and financial pressures on farmers, agribusinesses and the value chain role players.

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SA landbousektor vaar goed desondanks uitdagings

Ondanks talle probleme het die landbousektor in 2022 sy doelwitte van voedselsekerheid en werkskepping nagekom. In ʼn samevatting oor die landboujaar wat was, meen Wandile Sihlobo, hoofekonoom van die landbousakekamer Agbiz, dat na twee opeenvolgende jare se groei, die sektor in 2022 ʼn matige afname sal toon wanneer die syfers in Maart 2023 bekend gemaak word.

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ACI drops below the 50-neutral mark in Q4

After remaining in optimistic territory for nearly three years, the Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI) fell by 4 points in the fourth quarter of this year, to 49. This is the first reading below the neutral 50-point since the second quarter of 2020 and implies that agribusinesses are slightly downbeat about business conditions in South Africa.

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Agbiz welcomes the 2022 MTBPS

This year’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) came at one of the most challenging times for the South African economy. Rising inflation, tighter financial conditions, electricity outages, inadequate roads and challenges in the rail and ports networks, amongst other challenges, continue to weigh on the South African economy.

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SA agricultural exports on a downward trend

South Africa’s agricultural export activity will likely soften this year from the 2021 record of US$12,4 billion. Lower production of key crops, animal disease spread and changes in phytosanitary regulations in key markets such as the European Union (EU), will all weigh on the export activity this year.

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Lanbousakelui in die algemeen optimisties oor bedryfsomstandighede

Landbousakelui is in die algemeen optimisties oor hul bedryfsomstandighede, maar ervaar groot onsekerhede oor algemene ekonomiese toestande.

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SA agriculture registers a mild quarterly expansion

The numbers released on 7 June 2022 by Statistics South Africa show that in the first quarter of 2022, agriculture gross value added grew by 0,8% quarter-on-quarter (seasonally adjusted).

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Agbiz | Changing trends for SA agricultural machinery industry sales

High-frequency data confirm that sales of agricultural machinery remained robust in the first three months of the year. Tractor sales were up by 5% y/y in March, with 641 units sold. At the same time, the combine harvester sales were up by 48% y/y, with 43 units sold.

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Landbouvertroue effens gedemp in eerste kwartaal van 2022

Agbiz en die Nywerheidsontwikkelingskorporasie se landbouvertrouensindeks was in die eerste kwartaal van 2022, op 62 punte, 12 punte laer as in die eerste kwartaal van 2021, toe dit die tweede hoogste vlak ooit bereik het.

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Agbiz reacts to 2022 budget

Agbiz welcomes the National Treasury’s pragmatic budget at a crucial time of economic reconstruction.

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