Wandile Sihlobo is the Presidential Envoy on Agriculture and Land. He is also the chief economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa and a senior research fellow in the Department of ...

One thing that probably requires some clarification regarding South Africa’s maize trade at the moment is that we haven’t necessarily stopped imports. Yes, imports. But this does not mean we have ...

The government will waive import duty of 50 percent for 5.5 million bags of yellow maize imported over the next year in a bid to stabilise unga prices. In a statement on Friday, April 4, Agriculture ...

The outlook for South Africa’s commercial maize production this season is predicted to be 8% higher than last year’s drought-scorched crop, but the picture is mixed with output for the staple white ...

According to Paul Makube, FNB’s senior agricultural economist, maize prices in South Africa are facing pressure due to a combination of local production challenges, exchange rate fluctuations, and ...

South African maize prices remain uncertain due to a complex mix of local production challenges, exchange rate fluctuations and increased international competition continues to impact the agricultural ...

'The price in the Western Cape could be attributed to the high transportation cost from the inland areas to the broader Cape Town area' Fears of maize shortage in South Africa have been met with a ...

As farmers wait for the rain-giving La Niña to make way for El Niño drought, South Africa is, for now, in a good position regarding crop supplies and the path of food price inflation.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's rainbow nation faces a drought-induced corn conundrum about the colour of its staple, a starchy cake-like mixture derived from maize: white, yellow or a mix of ...

South Africa is on its eighth summer grain and oilseeds production forecast for the 2023-24 season. Given that we are at the tail end of the season, and will soon be in the mid-October optimal ...