AGRIBOOK AGRICULTURE WEEKLY: Financial relief for the Land Bank and other agricultural budget mentions, the state’s land redistribution gaining pace and the supply of diesel causing problems for the Maize industry (ISSUE 6.30)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1593503470435{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] A look at some articles of interest in the agricultural- and broader media this week … Landbouweekblad reported (in Afrikaans) that the state has identified state land to distribute to previously disadvantaged individuals, also giving the breakdown of how much land in each of the provinces will be distributed. The DA […]
AGRIBOOK AGRICULTURE WEEKLY: Covid-19’s effect on global coffee production, employment opportunities that arise from crises, discussions around post-Covid-19 growth and how cannabis has flourished with cigarettes being illegal (ISSUE 6.23)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1592896832094{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]We look at what pages on the website were most visited this week, as well as stories of interest in the general agriculture media. Top pages this week: Landing page Finance for New Farmers and SMMEs Poultry Agriculture in the Provinces Vegetables Abattoirs and the Meat Industry Beef Cattle Farming Agricultural Education […]
Agribook Agriculture Weekly: South Africa’s healthy trade surplus, more Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) reports and seeing opportunity in our growing urban populations (issue 6.16)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1592314804010{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]A look at some items in the agricultural media the past seven days … International Fresh Plaza‘s weekly global overview was on the global blueberry market. From the US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) this week came the following reports: The world trade in coffee. Fresh Apples, Grapes, and […]
Agribook Agriculture Weekly: Americans turn to home-farming on food supply fears, Covid-19 affecting South Africa’s ability to export and the Land Bank’s financial woes (issue 6.09)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1591713116874{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Photo by Roy P. on Unsplash Our weekly look at significant stories in the agriculture and the agricultural media the past seven days: International Fresh Plaza’s weekly global update deals with the Raspberry, Blackberry And Redcurrant Market. US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Services (FAS) reports included “Food Labeling […]
Brazil’s long term agricultural projections, the knock-on effect the Rand’s volatility will have on wheat supplies and how toilet paper saved the timber industry. (Issue 6.02)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1591088077931{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]A look at some notable items of news from the past seven days … International This week Fresh Plaza presented its Overview Global Stone Fruit Market, looking at how the supply and trade in apricots, peaches and nectarines is doing all around the world. From agricultural superpower Brazil: The Brazilian Ministry […]
Agribook Agriculture Weekly: International Biodiversity Day, SARB cutting the repurchase rate, the curious case of the African Yam and Wandile Sihlobo on his new book. (Issue 5.26)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1590415293547{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Image by FelixMittermeier from Pixabay We continue looking at stories of interest that you may have missed over the past seven days … International Two US Department of Agriculture Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) reports are of interest: (i) United States Poultry Exports to South Africa End the Quota Year on […]
Agribook Agriculture Weekly: From table grapes to vandalized bee hives – get all the news (Issue 5:19)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1590140483939{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Photo by Timothy Eberly on Unsplash Some notables from the past seven days … International The US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) put out its World Agricultural Production circular. It looks at cotton, soybeans, rapeseed (canola), rice, palm oil, wheat, corn (maize), as well as giving projections for […]
Agribook Agriculture Weekly: African swine fever outbreak, funding opportunities for black citrus farmers and more local and international agricultural news you should know. (Issue 5.12)
This week, for the first time since the launch of AgribookDigital, Finance for New Farmers & SMMEs lost its position as the most visited page, knocked off the number 1 spot by first Vegetables and then Business Directory! And now we continue our weekly page looking at important news and interesting articles you may have missed over the past 7 […]
Agribook Agriculture Weekly: First rains in 8 years for Northern Cape, info from Agricultural Minister Thokosa Didiza plus more local and international agri-news you may have missed. (Issue 5.04)
Photo by Federico Respini on Unsplash Some notables from the past week … NATIONAL Parts of the Northern Cape received their first good rains since December 2012 (that’s eight years!) Read “Eerste goeie reën sedert Desember 2012” from the Landbouweekblad. The Blueberry sector continues to impress. Read “South Africa’s blueberry production soars, strong future growth predicted“. […]
Agribook Agriculture Weekly: Crime wave hits Agriculture in SA and the Land Bank is on the rocks plus more important news you might have missed. (Issue 4.27)
Agribook Agriculture Weekly is a weekly blog post that covers all the important news in the farming and agriculture industry. Each week we put together a list of important news articles, blog posts and industry developments both nationally and internationally. This week we continue our focus on the impact of Covid-19 and also provide updates on global produce markets.