Tag: grain
Restoring viability in South Africa’s wheat industry
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Low grain prices, rising input costs, and tightening margins are driving a sharp decline in grain producer confidence across profitability...
Grain producers brace for costs rise and prices fall
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Grain producers are facing turbulent times and must carefully consider how to use inputs more efficiently in order to "produce...
Harvest heatwave: Summer crops outgrow expectations
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While a slight decline in most winter cereal crops is expected, South Africa’s Crop Estimates Committee (CEC)’s eighth production forecast...
Sagis: Giving information certainty in uncertain times
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In an uncertain trade environment marked by weak economic growth, rising living costs, and persistent challenges such as power cuts,...
GOSA workshop: Guarding grain, growing trust
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The development of audit criteria for health and safety – specifically regarding the grain storage industry and the growing problem...
The connection between grain markets and feed prices
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Grain is definitely the biggest source of energy in feed and that the cost of grain influences the cost...
SA grain industry shares notes with French counterparts
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EMC2, a French agricultural co-operative from Lorraine in France, approached AFGRI with a request to visit their facilities in order...
Why and how do we dry grain?
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When grain is harvested it is in the best condition it will ever be. From harvesting onwards, it can only...
Structures for the on-farm storage of grain
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When you decide to store grain on your farm and need a storage structure for this purpose, there is most...
The agro-processing of small grains
Small grains or winter cereals are defined as oats, wheat, barley, rye, durum wheat and triticale. This article will cover some of the processing...

