- 23 February 2022
- Agbiz
- 1692
South Africa's agriculture, food and beverages exports for 2021 hit a new record high of US$12,4 billion.
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- 17 February 2022
- Agbiz
- 1404
The data released by Statistics South Africa shows that consumer food price inflation accelerated to 6,2% y/y in January 2022, from 5,9% y/y in the previous month.
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- 16 February 2022
- Senwes
- 1118
Die Landbousakekamer Agbiz het die onlangse staatsrede aangeprys en is gereed om saam met die regering te werk ten einde inklusiewe groei te bewerkstellig.
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- 04 February 2022
- Agbiz
- 1962
The Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) recently released its sixth production forecast for 2021/22 winter crops. There were notable changes from the previous update of the end of December 2021, with wheat production forecast up by 3% to 2,21 million tonnes, which is the largest expected wheat crop produced since 2002, when it was 2,43 million tonnes.
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- 31 January 2022
- Senwes
- 1472
Hoewel die oppervlakteskatting vir somergewasse weens baie reën laer is as die verwagtinge in Oktober verlede jaar, is dit steeds meer as wat baie kenners verwag het.
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- 21 January 2022
- Agbiz
- 1352
Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) earlier this week wrote to the Minister of Transport calling for an urgent review of Regulation 224 (b) of the National Road Traffic Act (Act 93 of 1996). Agbiz firmly supports this call.
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- 20 January 2022
- Agbiz
- 1350
The data released by Statistics South Africa shows that consumer food price inflation slowed marginally to 5,9% in December 2021 from 6,0% in November.
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- 14 January 2022
- Senwes
- 1281
The year 2021 was one of critical conversations about global agrifood systems – the processes and methods through which farming produces food. Following on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic and a rise in global poverty, 2021 was a year for recovery and an urgent call to transform food systems if the world is to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets by 2030.
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- 14 December 2021
- Agbiz
- 1492
The Appeal Board that was appointed by the Director-General of the Department of Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) to rule on the implementation of the inspection services on grain and oilseeds, found that it was unlawful and not procedurally fair.
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Ekonome meen dat die inkrimping van Suid-Afrika se landbou-ekonomie tydens die derde kwartaal nie die voorspelde algehele groei van dié sektor in 2021 sal belemmer nie.
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- 08 December 2021
- Agbiz
- 1449
The Ad Hoc Committee tasked with drafting an amendment to Section 25 of the Constitution tabled their report and the final version of the 18th Constitutional Amendment Bill in the National Assembly.
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- 06 December 2021
- Senwes
- 1385
After a slight retreat to 67 in the third quarter, the Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI) recovered to 74 points in the final quarter of this year.
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- 12 November 2021
- Senwes
- 1621
Agbiz welcomes the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, which showed continuity between former Finance Minister Tito Mboweni and his successor Enoc Godongwana.
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The Global Food Security Index results for 2021 was released earlier in the month and according to the index South Africa is now in the 70th position out of 113 countries.
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- 12 October 2021
- Senwes
- 1663
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is set to provide further opportunities for the expansion of South Africa’s agricultural exports into the African continent.
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- 01 October 2021
- Senwes
- 1776
Daar heers wêreldwyd groot kommer of daar teen 2050 genoeg kos sal wees om die menslike bevolking (van ʼn geskatte 8 miljard mense) te kan voed.
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South African producers of summer crops such as maize, sunflower seed, soya beans, sorghum and dry beans can look forward to a very favourable season says Wandile Sihlobo, Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa, Agbiz.
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- 18 August 2021
- Senwes
- 2703
The Agricultural Business Chamber, Agbiz, announced that Theo Boshoff will take over the reins as CEO as from 1 January 2022.
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- 04 August 2021
- Senwes
- 1812
Die KwaZulu-Natalse landbou-unie, Kwanalu, meen die ligging van die Mooirivier-tolhek op die N3 is ʼn ekonomiese risiko en moet gevolglik geskuif of gesluit word.
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Terwyl die finansiële, maatskaplike en werkloosheidsimplikasies van die onlangse gewelddadige protesoptogte, brandstigting en wydverspreide plundertogte in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) nog bereken word staar verskeie gemeenskappe in dié provinsie ʼn langtermyn voedselkrisis in die gesig.
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