All posts tagged "South Africa"
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620Wheat News in EnglishSouth Africa : Wheat crisis deepens as government stalls
South Africa’s wheat sector faces a severe crisis as high input costs, declining prices, and surging imports threaten farmer viability. Western Cape...
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610Wheat News in EnglishSouth Africa’s Wheat Farmers Face Surging Input Costs and Slumping Global Prices
South African wheat farmers warn that soaring production costs and falling global prices are pushing the sector into crisis. Grain SA says...
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628Wheat News in EnglishSouth Africa’s wheat sector on brink of collapse, warns Grain SA
South Africa’s wheat industry faces a worsening crisis as soaring input costs, low global prices and weak tariff protection threaten farmer viability....
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848Maize News in EnglishSouth Africa Corn Crop Rises to Second Largest on Record on Rain
South African farmers likely harvested a near-record 16.4 million tons of corn in 2025, aided by favorable rains. Corn planting for 2026...
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539Maize News in EnglishSouth Africa’s 2025 maize harvest seen 28% higher than last year
South Africa’s maize harvest for 2024/25 is estimated at 16.44 million tonnes, up 28 percent from last season’s 12.85 million tonnes, according...
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705Maize News in EnglishFalling prices halt growth in corn acreage in South Africa
South Africa’s maize area in 2025/26 will stay near 3 million hectares as low prices, a record prior harvest, and a stronger...
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605Sugar News in EnglishBitter taste for SA sugar industry as imports surge
South African Canegrowers warn that a surge in sugar imports, up over 400% from last year, has reduced local sales by more...
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528Maize News in EnglishSA maize output seen at 11.7m tons
South Africa is forecast to produce 11.7 million tonnes of maize in the 2011/12 season, up from 10.36 million tonnes previously, according...
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659Sugar News in EnglishSouth Africa sugar industry warns of crisis as imported sugar surges 400%
South Africa’s locally produced sugar sales are dropping sharply as cheap, subsidised imports—mainly from Brazil—surge. Imports rose over 400% from January to...
