MALTING BARLEY production in perspective September 2018 The price of barley is linked to the Safex price of B1 grade wheat and is calculated at 97% of this price as a guideline. Wheat futures are about R3,808/ton which implies a barley price of about R3,694 for a malting barley. The many barley grading regulations are
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13 Jul 2018 “For a long time, local soybean producers did not have access to the latest GMO technology and genetics. This will now change as the soybean industry found a way to fund technology and cultivar developments”, said Jannie de Villiers, CEO of Grain SA. According to SANSOR, 80% of soybean plantings are
WINTER GRAIN: The new season is approaching June 2018 Winter is approaching and therefore the new planting season for winter grains is under way and all eyes are focused on the weather expectations for the new season. The Western Cape where most of the country’s winter grains, which includes wheat, canola and barley, is produced
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COULD CANOLA STEAL THE SPOTLIGHT IN THE NEAR FUTURE? April 2018 With almost 98% of the crop grown in the Western Cape, it was no surprise that the canola crop production would drop slightly from the previous year due to the drought in that region. During the 2017/2018 production season, the Western Cape was overcome
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It’s not easy, but it’s worth it January 2018 On 21 September 2017 a Grain SA member, Wilmar Adams, a 37-year old farmer from Suurbraak in the Southern Cape, received the award as the SAB’s Emerging Barley Producer of the Year. The award was presented to him during the Grower’s Appreciation Day held at
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18 May 2017 Addressing journalists at Grain SA’s NAMPO Harvest Day on Thursday, 18 May 2017, CEO Jannie de Villiers discussed grain crop conditions, exports, the next season, development and land reform. GRAIN CROP CONDITIONS The National Crop Estimates Committee of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries estimated a total grain and oilseed crop
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MYCOTOXINS in cereals and other crops May 2017 In our previous article (April 2017) we dealt exclusively with maize. This time around we are going to focus on other cereal crops (winter and summer) and then move on to sunflower, peanuts, legumes, fruit products and tree nuts. Summer and winter cereals The summer cereals under
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Important mycotoxins relevant to maize April 2017 South Africa is renowned for its good quality maize and this crop is important to commercial and subsistence farming communities. Although maize has many uses, the most important is that of the production of food and feed. Maize and maize-based products are consumed by the majority of South
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SAB and AB InBev merger March 2017 As most farmers would have heard, during October 2016, the two largest brewers namely SAB Miller and Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) officially merged. Through the SAB Miller and AB InBev merger, the company is experiencing an exciting transition period and has the full support of the South African
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Nkgono Jane says… February 2017 February is one of the quietest months in the calendar of the grain farmer – the winter crops have not been planted yet and the summer crops are growing. There is not much that you can do to help the crops now as they must develop and set seed
