South Africa began the 2025-26 marketing year with 20,362 tonnes of wheat imports, mainly from Australia, Lithuania, and Poland. Domestic wheat production...
The South African sugarcane industry warns that proposed 16% electricity fee hikes by Eskom could force four mills to close, costing up...
South Africa’s Crop Estimation Committee raised the 2025 commercial maize production forecast to 16.2 million tonnes, up 26% from last year, with...
South Africa’s Crop Estimates Committee projects a 26% rise in 2024/25 maize output, reaching 16.179 million tons, up from 12.85 million tons...
Zimbabwe’s temporary maize import ban will curb South Africa’s maize exports in the near term, despite its usual 18% share of exports....
In KwaDukuza, South Africa, sugar farmer Nkosinathi Msweli is struggling as cheap imports and a new 30% U.S. tariff squeeze profits. The...
South Africa’s 2024/25 maize and oilseed crop is forecast at 18.74 Mt, up 21% from last year, driven by good rains and...
South Africa’s 2024–25 grain and oilseed harvest reached 18.74 million tonnes, up 21% year-on-year after the 2024 drought. White maize prices have...
South African corn futures hit their highest this month as US prices rose on fears wet weather will delay planting and reduce...