Tag: potatoes
#AgriMarkets: weather continues to dominate domestic wheat market
The weather will remain central in the discussion of the domestic wheat market for some time as the crop is still at its early...
#AgriMarkets: fundamentals domestic maize market unchanged
The fundamentals in the domestic maize market remain unchanged, which means supply is in good shape. The 2018/2019 domestic maize supply is estimated at...
#AgriMarkets: Spotlight on soya bean meal
One of the key drivers of global soya bean production is the growing demand for soya bean meal for the animal feed industry. The...
#AgriMarkets: Spotlight on SA wheat market
The Western Cape, Free State, Northern Cape and Limpopo are the key winter wheat producing provinces in South Africa, accounting for 95% of the...
#AgriMarkets: South African ag commodities
Apart from the United States Department of Agriculture’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, and domestic weekly grain trade and producer deliveries data,...
#AgriMarkets: Maize harvest activity gaining momentum in SA
Harvest activity is gaining momentum across South Africa, thanks to favourable weather conditions. The progress is reflected in the volumes of maize delivered to...
#AgriMarkets: SA maize production estimate unchanged
Last night (12 June 2018), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) left its estimate for South Africa’s 2017/2018 maize production unchanged from the...
#AgriMarkets: Spotlight on wheat market
The Western Cape and Free State are key wheat producing provinces in South Africa, accounting for 83% of the estimated area of 500 500...
#AgriMarkets: Spotlight on domestic maize market
It is worth noting that local maize prices have improved notably from lower levels seen at this period last year (2017), although large maize...
5th Potatoes SA Transformation Symposium
The fifth Potatoes SA Transformation Symposium took place at the Saint George Hotel in Centurion on 7 June 2018. The day was filled with...