FNB’s Paul Makube warns that maize prices in South Africa are under pressure from local production issues, exchange rate ...

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 ...

FNB cautions farmers and consumers to brace for significant changes in the coming season, this is while the current prices ...

Dry weather and climate shifts threaten South Africa's agricultural output, with national food security at risk.

The ruling raises implications regarding the health of populations in neighbouring countries reliant on GMOs from South ...

After nine years of legal battles, South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal overturned decisions approving Bayer's ...

Despite the doom and gloom surrounding potential US tariffs, Sihlobo remained optimistic for South Africa, noting that the ...

Large portions of Africa’s inhabited areas are also dry or semi-arid, and 80% of farms south of the Sahara ... the chemical-­intensive farming of maize and other commercial staples.

South African maize production is projected to drop by 22.6% in the 2023/2024 season, according to the Crop Estimates ...

However, monthly pressures mainly from fruit and vegetable subindices saw food inflation edging 0.4% m/m in September from ...

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FewsNet) has warned that maize is expected to become more scarce in the country in the coming months, a development that will further push prices up. FewsNet, ...

The overall resilience of the sector is further bolstered by stabilising fuel prices—especially pertinent as farmers gear up ...