4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (376+ words) In a month, the eastern regions of South Africa will begin summer grain and oilseed plantings. These are mainly yellow maize and soybean-growing regions. Soil moisture is good in these regions following a longer summer rainfall period through to mid-May,…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (129+ words) We continue to see some cooling in South African tractor sales. Sales have declined for four consecutive months to 606 units in August 2026, down 13% from a year ago, according to recent data from the South African Agricultural Machinery Association. Higher input…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (327+ words) Global map of crop conditions as of the end of August 2026. In South Africa, this is a downtime except for the winter crop side. In the Western Cape, the wheat crop has been under strain because of dryness. This map…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (365+ words) The farming economy remains on a growth path, although the second-quarter uptick was more modest than expected. Data released by Statistics South Africa earlier today show that agricultural gross value added expanded by 0.3% quarter-on-quarter (seasonally adjusted), down from a revised…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (202+ words) In a month, the eastern regions of South Africa will begin summer grain and oilseed plantings. These are mainly yellow maize and soybean-growing regions. The soil moisture is good in these regions following a longer summer rainfall period through to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (138+ words) In our comments this year, we have highlighted that this will be a year of mixed fortunes in South Africa’s agriculture. The livestock industry continues to struggle with foot-and-mouth disease, and we see the tail-end effects of African swine fever…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (232+ words) The maize season was roughly a month and a half behind its typical schedule in South Africa. Because of that, farmers are still busy in some fields finishing the harvest. Last week, on August 21, about 14.0 million tonnes were delivered to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (295+ words) We have a BIG and Beautiful Grain Harvest, folks! So big! Okay, let me be serious. These are important matters. While the focus of South Africa’s agricultural community is already on the upcoming 2026-27 season and the expected El Niño drought,…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (308+ words) The U.S. Senate supports extending the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for another two years. But the process is not yet final. There are further processes to be completed before the bill reaches the U.S. President for his approval. Positively for…...