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Oranges packed in a box
Citrus industry welcomes US tariff exemption on oranges
17th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has welcomed the new US tariff exemptions, which includes oranges as citrus variety. The association stated in a November 15 news release... 


Astral breeder chickens
Astral ends full-year with solid cash position, pays out 112% higher dividend
17th November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Integrated poultry producer Astral Foods reported an operating profit of R1.24-billion in the year ended September 30, despite having experienced pressure on its earnings in the first half of the... 


Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen and WoSA CEO Siobhan Thompson cutting the events ribbon
Event draws largest attendance to date
14th November 2025 By: Halima Frost

This year’s iteration of the country's “largest and most prestigious” wine trade show, CapeWine 2025, drew an attendance of over 1 605 delegates worldwide, cementing its reputation as the “premier... 


New industrial tech, renewables events for SA
14th November 2025 By: Irma Venter

Montgomery Group Africa will stage two new exhibitions in South Africa – one in Johannesburg in 2026, and one in Cape Town in 2027. Montgomery Group Africa commercial director Joshua Low says RE+... 


South Africa citrus exports hit record but farmers fret over US tariffs
10th November 2025 By: Reuters

South African citrus exports surged 22% to record levels this year, driven by higher demand, favourable weather and new trees coming into production, a growers association said on Monday. The... 


IFC extends loan to Ilovo Sugar Malawi to upgrade irrigation at Nchalo Sugar Estate
7th November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Development finance institution the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has said it will provide a $36-million local-currency-linked loan facility to Illovo Sugar Malawi to finance upgrades to... 


raw sugar
Sugar import surge has led to local industry loss of R760m already this year
4th November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Industry body SA Canegrowers says an unprecedented surge in imported sugar is leading to drastically lower sales of locally produced sugar. The organisation believes not enough is being done to... 


South Africa Wine releases ESG position paper for industry engagement
31st October 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation South Africa Wine has released its first ‘Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Position Paper’, which outlines the industry’s commitment to responsible, inclusive and... 


MEC cuts the ribbon along with stakeholders to unveil new farming equipment
African breweries tap into local barley
31st October 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Agribusiness and agro-processing are increasingly being recognised as critical drivers of Africa’s economic future, with private-sector investment and government partnerships creating new... 


Chickens at a farm
Astral to report higher EPS, HEPS following strong second-half earnings recovery
29th October 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Integrated poultry producer Astral Foods expects to report a 7% to 17% increase in earnings per share (EPS) to between R20.96 and R22.91 for the financial year ended September 30, compared with the... 


The Belcon cold store
Maersk cuts the ribbon on the final cold store in its R1.7bn investment drive
28th October 2025 By: Irma Venter

Logistics giant Maersk has wrapped up a R1.72-billion investment drive in cold-chain infrastructure in South Africa with the opening of the R800-million Maersk Belcon cold store logistics park in... 


South African food inflation slowed again in September
28th October 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African food inflation decelerated in September, for the second month in a row, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) think tank has highlighted, in its latest Food Inflation... 


Cherries
Tru-Cape expects strongest cherry harvest in Ceres
27th October 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Fruit distributor Tru-Cape expects a strong, early harvest of cherries this season in Ceres, in the Western Cape. In fact, the company is confident that early indications point to the largest... 


Joshua Low
New industrial technology, renewable-energy events announced for South Africa
24th October 2025 By: Irma Venter

Montgomery Group Africa will stage two new exhibitions in South Africa – one in Johannesburg in 2026, and one in Cape Town in 2027. Montgomery Group Africa commercial director Joshua Low says RE+... 


AgriSA CEO Johann Kotzé
AgriSA Congress unpacks how organised agriculture has evolved to mitigate risk
16th October 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Organised agriculture has evolved and shifted from being merely the “voice of the farm” to enablers of growth, with increased involvement in the value chain and innovation through cross-value... 


Nectarines
Steenhuisen secures stone fruit trade agreement with China
16th October 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has signed a landmark stone fruit trade protocol with China’s General Administration of Customs Minister Sun Meijun. The agreement opens the Chinese market,... 


TPT container handling
TPT handles higher citrus volumes at multiple terminals
13th October 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has concluded South Africa’s citrus export season for the year with a 19% year-on-year increase in volumes handled across the country’s ports. TPT says South Africa... 


red wine in glass
Next wine season poised for excellent-quality yields – Vinpro
10th October 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

South Africa’s wine industry is preparing for a promising new harvest following a favourable winter and spring, with the 2025 post-harvest period having set the stage for the start of the 2026... 


Trade with US critical for Western Cape, says Winde after trip
10th October 2025 By: Irma Venter

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has returned from a visit to the US, where he held talks with government and private sector stakeholders in Washington DC, Atlanta and New York City. The US has been... 


Image of Western Cape Premier Alan Winde
Trade with the US critical for the Western Cape, says Winde as he returns from America
30th September 2025 By: Irma Venter

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has returned from a visit to the US, where he held talks with government and private sector stakeholders in Washington DC, Atlanta and New York City. The US has been... 


apples
Tiger Brands confirms Ashton canned fruit factory reopening this week
30th September 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Following the successful disposal of Tiger Brands’ Langeberg & Ashton Foods business to a consortium of local fruit producers for R1 in May, the company has reported the restart of operations,... 


Selati production line
SA Canegrowers launches ‘Save our Sugar’ campaign to curb threatening sugar imports
30th September 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

In a renewed effort to urge consumers, retailers and businesses to choose locally produced sugar over imported sugar, industry body SA Canegrowers has launched a ‘Save our Sugar’ campaign. The... 


JSE executive Sam Mokorosi, Cilo Cybin CEO Gabriel Theron and JSE capital markets director Valdene Reddy
Cannabis group Cilo Cybin lists on JSE main board
29th September 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Medical cannabis investment company Cilo Cybin Holdings has listed on the main board of the JSE as a fully-fledged trading entity, after listing as the first cannabis special purpose acquisition... 


Canned foods
dtic hosts showcase for 30 agroprocessors at German food fair
29th September 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The South African Fruit and Vegetable Canners Export Council (SAFVCEC) has announced that some of South Africa’s best canned fruits and vegetables will be showcased at the Anuga International Food... 


Sugarcane fields
Tongaat Hulett BRPs welcome High Court's dismissal of RGS’s third urgent application
18th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The business rescue practitioners (BRPs) of Tongaat Hulett have successfully opposed further High Court proceedings instituted by RGS Group Holdings in the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court... 


Limes
Citrus season nears final inspection day for fruits destinated for Europe
12th September 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As the final day for inspection of Valencia oranges destined for Europe nears on September 20, which will conclude the 2025 export season, the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA)... 


Canola farm
Build relationships for trade diversity now, even if it means tighter short-term margins, FNB advises
12th September 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

With global trade fragmenting, protectionism rising and markets turning inward, agriculture market diversification is not just a good idea, but a commercial imperative, FNB senior agriculture... 


South Africa is developing a major legitimate, regulated, cannabis and hemp industry
9th September 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

With the start of the planting season for hemp and cannabis plants in South Africa, the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) has highlighted its role in developing and... 


A working harvesting sugar cane in KwaDukuza
South Africa's sugar farmers face 'double whammy' from Trump tariffs, cheap imports
4th September 2025 By: Reuters

Nkosinathi Msweli's sugar cane farm in KwaDukuza - a rural, largely poor region on South Africa's eastern coast - has for three decades been a solid, albeit small, economic success story, employing... 


Nguni cattle
AMIE lauds Steenhuisen’s accelerated FMD combatting efforts as 274 outbreaks remain
2nd September 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (AMIE) has welcomed Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen’s announcement, this week, of efforts to procure additional vaccines to mitigate against... 


Drought conditions
La Nina may affect weather from September, says WMO
2nd September 2025 By: Reuters

A return of La Nina may start to affect global weather patterns from September, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday, adding, however, that temperatures are still likely to... 


Macadamia trees
ACI level of 63 shows optimism in agri sector despite FMD, US trade uncertainty
1st September 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI) decreased by two points to a headline level of 63 in the third quarter, with respondents having cited foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks and trade... 


rural road
Steenhuisen lauds Agbiz, Agri SA for strengthening rural road networks
27th August 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has lauded the efforts of industry bodies Agri SA and the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) to improve critical agricultural transport... 


A person cooking maize
South African food inflation continued on an upward path in July
27th August 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African food inflation accelerated again in July, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) think tank has pointed out in its latest 'Food Inflation Brief'. The increase was 5.7%... 


Maize
Land Bank Insurance Company offers new automatic climate-safeguarding product for crop farmers
19th August 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Land Bank Insurance Company has announced that it will expand its pilot product “index insurance” by introducing Area-Yield Index Insurance (AYII) This offering is designed to safeguard... 


FNB Agriculture head of information and marketing Dawie Maree
Veld fires can drive up food prices, especially meat – FNB Agriculture
19th August 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The frequency and severity of veld fires are expected to continue increasing in South Africa and the damage could result in higher food prices, as this severely impacts on farm production costs,... 


Flash Gala apples
Flash gala apple harvest rises 41% y/y to a record 1.48m cartons
19th August 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Deciduous fruit marketing and distribution company Tru-Cape says the 2025 harvest season has delivered a record 1.48-million cartons of Flash Gala apples, which represents a 41% increase from the... 


Tomato farm
Agri sector achieves 26% increase in export value in the second quarter
18th August 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Despite the immense uncertainty having been created by the US announcing impending import tariffs on South African goods earlier this year, the agriculture sector has recorded 26% higher exports... 


Wine bottle and grapes on table
South Africa Wine lists pertinent focus areas for industry growth in the medium term
18th August 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

In line with industry projections made in the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy’s (BFAP’s) ‘Baseline 2025’ report, industry body South Africa Wine has identified strategic priorities to... 


An image of a bakery proofer chain
Conveyor chains benefit food, pharmaceutical production
15th August 2025

Industrial solutions provider BMG has a comprehensive range of power transmission components, including Italian-manufactured ZMC industrial conveyor chains, that offer dependable service in diverse... 


SA Canegrowers calls on food, beverage manufacturers and retailers to commit to buying local sugar
14th August 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the South African Cane Growers' Association (SA Canegrowers) has called on food and beverage manufacturers and retailers to commit to buying mainly local sugar in order to... 


Agriculture outperforms rest of economy over 20 years despite margins being squeezed
14th August 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The agricultural sector in South Africa outperformed the rest of the economy significantly over the past 20 years, despite input costs rising faster than inflation and, in most cases, rising faster... 


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