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TPT says more citrus arriving at ports by rail
23rd July 2025 By: Schalk Burger

State-owned Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) said there has been an increased volume of citrus fruits arriving at ports via rail, as the citrus season reaches its halfway mark. The Durban Container... 


Farmer on tomato farm
Tiger Brands provides irrigation equipment for smallholder tomato farmers in Musina
22nd July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

To further capacitate farmers supplying tomatoes to its All Gold Tomato Sauce production value chain, fast-moving consumer goods producer Tiger Brands has provided irrigation infrastructure to nine... 


The 1 MW ground-mounted solar installation at the Zuurgat Farm
Solarise Africa commissions 1 MW solar plant for Northern Cape farm
15th July 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Energy-as-a-service company Solarise Africa has commissioned a 1 MW ground-mounted solar installation at the Zuurgat Farm, near Hopetown, in the Northern Cape, for farming enterprise Genade... 


Cornfield
Grain SA backs agri budget, new policy direction envisioned by Steenhuisen
10th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Industry body Grain SA has declared its support for the new policy direction outlined in Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen’s 2025/26 budget vote speech, which was presented to Parliament on... 


Macadamia nut tree
Agri SA calls for greater pragmatism in trade strategy as 30% US tariff looms
8th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

With the US’s imposition of a 30% import tariff on South African goods to take effect on August 1, industry body Agri SA says the country must urgently adopt strategic responses to safeguard and... 


Sheep and cow
Agri SA welcomes resolved FMD outbreaks, resumed livestock movement in Limpopo, Eastern Cape
7th July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Industry body Agri SA has welcomed the lifting of movement restrictions on livestock in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo, saying efforts to control and eradicate foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) have been... 


Citrus
Trump tariffs sour the fortunes of South Africa’s citrus farmers
7th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Walk down the aisles of a Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods Market in the US, and chances are many of the piles of oranges, lemons, limes and grapefruit will be labelled “Produce of South Africa.” They... 


Citrus industry growth should be focus of upcoming agriculture budget
4th July 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) hopes to see urgent and shared concern about facilitating agricultural growth during the Budget Vote address by... 


Land Bank's BFS can support commercialisation of development farmers
3rd July 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Agricultural development finance institution the Land Bank's Blended Financial Scheme (BFS), with pre- and post-finance support services, aims to commercialise development farmers and to ensure the... 


Petrol pumps
Agriculture council says higher fuel price will dampen sector’s performance
2nd July 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) says the increase in the general fuel levy is set to trigger unwelcome economic consequences in the agriculture sector. The increase in the... 


Fruit and vegetables at a market
South African food inflation accelerated again in May
30th June 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Year-on-year food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation (hereafter to be referred to simply as food inflation) accelerated in May, for the second consecutive month, the Bureau for Food and... 


SAPA calls on government to withdraw US poultry concession owing to risk of bird flu
25th June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The South African poultry industry has asked the government to withdraw the concession granted to US authorities to determine for themselves which US states can export poultry to South Africa, says... 


shipping containers
TPT exceeds container terminal targets for May
20th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) exceeded its targets in May for the arrival, berthing and departure of vessels in line with its shipping agreements across three of its five container terminals. The... 


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SA’s ongoing agri growth now hinges on market diversification
20th June 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

South Africa’s agriculture sector has come under increasing pressure to diversify into new markets amid turbulent world market dynamics driven by radical shifts in US trade policy. During a webinar... 


A farm in South Africa
Agribusiness confidence index drops slightly in the second quarter
17th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

After a notable uptick in the first quarter of this year, the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz)/Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI) fell... 


Non-agricultural GDP shrank in the first quarter of the year – TIPS
6th June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Economic research nonprofit Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies said in its ‘First Quarter 2025 Real Economy Bulletin’ that GDP barely grew from the fourth quarter of 2024 to the first quarter... 


beer bottles
Excessive beer taxation is driving illicit alcohol trade, BASA says
3rd June 2025 By: Darren Parker

Excessively high beer taxation levels are driving consumers to support the illicit alcohol industry, a situation that needs to be rectified by lowering beer excise taxes as soon as possible, Beer... 


April food inflation rises sharply, inflationary pressure can increase in coming months – BFAP
30th May 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Food inflation in April accelerated sharply, reflecting a weaker rand, tight supply in several sectors as a result of poor rainfall in 2024, abundant rain in recent months and high feed costs that... 


Citrus sector welcomes Transnet’s R51bn guarantee, private participation momentum
27th May 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) welcomes the government authorisation of a R51-billion guarantee facility for State-owned Transnet, and the progress... 


An image of a crane at the site of work
Heavy lifting solutions progress agricultural project
23rd May 2025

Leading heavy lifting solutions provider Sarens continues its involvement in the Zambian Fertiliser Project – which aims to further develop the Zambian agricultural industry – by contributing its... 


Chickens
South African poultry producers can make up shortage from Brazil bird flu import ban, association says
20th May 2025 By: Schalk Burger

South African poultry producers have the capacity to make up for the loss of Brazilian chicken meat imports owing to an outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, in that country, says South African... 


refrigerated container on a haul truck in port
TPT handling 21% more citrus exports than last year
20th May 2025 By: Darren Parker

State-owned Transnet Port Terminals’ (TPT’s) container sector has begun handling South Africa’s 2025 citrus exports, with a 21% increase in year-on-year volumes handled in April. Each year, vessels... 


A farm in South Africa
South Africa’s Land Bank in talks to raise as much as $1bn
15th May 2025 By: Bloomberg

A State-owned South African bank that finances farmers is in talks with funders to raise as much as $1-billion as it recovers from a default five years ago. The Land & Agricultural Development Bank... 


RAPID TECH ADVANCEMENT
Compared to the rate of technological advancement, the industry is now facing a rate of change 50 times faster over the next five to 10 years
Rapid advancements reshaping the sector
2nd May 2025 By: Simone Liedtke

The agricultural landscape in South Africa is experiencing a rapid transformation driven by evolving technologies, says Africa AgriTech Conference & Expo programme director Anlie Hattingh. While... 


IMPROVED PERFORMANCE
The newly launched specialised Gates belting is designed to enhance performance and durability of farming machinery
Advanced, flexible belting enhances agriculture efficiencies
2nd May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Industrial solutions supplier BMG’s agricultural division has extended its portfolio of belting to include newly launched specialised Gates belting, designed to enhance performance and durability... 


WORLD-CLASS EXPERTISE
Collaborations with engineering company Sinopec Ningbo Engineering bring world-class expertise to the project
Mpumalanga plant to tackle food security, emissions
2nd May 2025 By: Simone Liedtke

Fertiliser supplier Suiso, founded by Paul Erskine, is taking a decisive step towards sustainability with a R31.5-billion coal-to-fertiliser and methanol project in Kriel, Mpumalanga. The... 


A picture of a woman standing at a podium at the 2024 World Biogas Summit
Three simultaneous events to draw biogas elite
25th April 2025 By: Halima Frost

With three biogas-related events to be held in the same metropolitan area, this year’s World Biogas Summit promises to bring together “movers and shakers” from across the global anaerobic digestion... 


Nhanale and Solidaridad Mozambique programmes head Humphrey Nxumalo in Boane District
Regenerative agriculture for sustainable livelihoods promotion project for Mozambique launched
16th April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The Promoting Regenerative Agriculture for Sustainable Livelihoods (PRASL) project, which will see €1.5-million invested over three years to support 4 000 smallholder farmers, has been launched in... 


An image of a SkyBugs drone dropping beneficial insects at the Vergelegen Wine Estate
SkyBugs dropping insects by drone to help protect crops
28th March 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

Mealybug and other plant viruses can have devastating effects on the quality and quantity of agricultural produce, but agricultural technology company Aerobotics offers solutions for virus... 


Citrus exports showing stable and balanced growth
24th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) says all available data project that exports are in line with the five-year average, which means there will be... 


Wandile Sihlobo, Crystal Orderson and JP Landman
Experts unpack imperatives for improved trade in agri sector
20th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

With the world finding itself in turbulent territory with respect to trade relations, independent political and economic analyst JP Landman identifies three necessary actions to improve South... 


Grain SA outgoing chairperson Derek Mathews and incoming chairperson Richard Krige
Grain SA introduces Krige as chairperson during congress, summarises sector insights
17th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

In a farewell address at the 2025 Grain SA Congress, outgoing chairperson Derek Mathews emphasised the resilience and determination of South African grain producers, saying the sector has always... 


Agricultural exports were stagnant in the fourth quarter, but remained important
11th March 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Agriculture accounted for nearly 20% of South Africa’s exports during the fourth quarter of last year, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) thinktank has highlighted, in its latest... 


Africa Risk Capacity CEO Lesley Ndlovu and IFC Africa VP Sérgio Pimenta
African Risk Capacity, IFC to boost agricultural insurance solutions in Africa
28th February 2025 By: Schalk Burger

African insurance services provider African Risk Capacity and development finance institution the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have signed a letter of engagement to strengthen... 


Farm fields
BFAP commends agriculture sector for having sustained growth over three decades
12th February 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

From heavy government intervention leading up to South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994, through two financial crises and other macroeconomic challenges, the agriculture sector has still... 


Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen
Steenhuisen urges unity in face of ‘new threat’ from US, while calling for changes to expropriation law and equity rules
11th February 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen has called on the country to unite in the face of a “new threat” of possible US tariffs and even sanctions, following a rapid deterioration in relations... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Business cautiously optimistic on SoNA commitments, but execution will be critical
7th February 2025 By: Darren Parker

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SoNA), delivered on February 6, has been met with cautious optimism. The Bureau of Economic Research (BER) commended the SoNA’s focus on the... 


AgriSA welcomes signing of Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land Act
5th February 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Agricultural organisation AgriSA says it was heartened by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s signing, on January 27, of the Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land Act, which aims to conserve... 


Committee urges urgent intervention on banning of hazardous pesticides
5th February 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Agriculture dismissed the argument by the Department of Agriculture that a ban on highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) will affect the economy, stating that... 


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