How the maize market functions April 2021 Ikageng Maluleke, Agricultural Economist, Grain SA. Send an email to Ikageng@grainsa.co.za Part 2 This article is the second of a four-part series that attempts to explore the fundamental factors that have an impact on the maize market. We will look at changes in prices due to changes
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26 Jan 2021 Following on the success of the first Grow for Gold National Yield Competition hosted by Grain SA last year, the organisation is excited to announce the launch of the 2021 competition. Formal yield contests provide an estimate of yield potential under similar conditions, for a specific region, motivating producers to achieve outstanding
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15 Jan 2021 ALCOHOL BAN – AGRI STILL SUFFERING Alcohol is produced from raw materials derived from agriculture, and involves various products, including malt sorghum, malting barley, maize, potatoes, grapes etc. Some of these products are directly dependent on breweries in terms of demand and have far reaching consequences if not processed. With the previous
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How does the maize market function? January 2021 Ikageng Maluleke, Agricultural Economist, Grain SA. Send an email to Ikageng@grainsa.co.za Part 1 This article is the first of a four-part series that attempts to explore the fundamental factors that have an impact on the market. The first thing we will discuss is the Safex price
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Maize market prospects for next season December 2020 Ikageng Maluleke, Agricultural Economist, Grain SA. Send an email to Ikageng@grainsa.co.za In this article we will give an overview of the 2020/2021 marketing season, in terms of supply and demand as well as prices. INTERNATIONAL MARKET TRENDS Global maize prospects for the new season are looking
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Be on the lookout for leaf diseases on maize December 2020 Pietman Botha, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to pietmanbotha@gmail.com This time of the year the most maize production inputs should have been done in the eastern parts of the country. The herbicide application and top dress can still be done in the
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15 Oct 2020 Grain SA today hosted the first Grow for Gold National Yield Competition in Muldersdrift, celebrating 46 producers across 16 categories for outstanding yields achieved with maize, soybean and sunflower crops across South Africa, from commercial to small-scale farmers. Following extensive consultation with all seed companies, a standard protocol was establish during 2019
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29 Jul 2020 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION CONDITIONS The maize harvesting process for summer grain crops are somewhat later than normal when compared to previous production seasons, due to various reasons including late plantings, good yields causing the slower drying of crops, late rains delaying the harvesting process because fields are wet etc. Oil seeds have already
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15 Jul 2020 Alcohol is produced from raw materials derived from agriculture, and involves various products, including malt sorghum, malting barley, maize, potatoes, grapes etc. Some of the products are directly dependent on breweries in terms of demand and have far reaching consequences if not processed. With the first ban on liquor sales, due
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SUPPLY AND DEMAND for maize July 2020 Ikageng Maluleke, Agricultural Economist, Grain SA. Send an email to Ikageng@grainsa.co.za Global maize production has been raised slightly due to an upward revision in harvested area and yield for the European Union. Utilisation for 2019/2020 is expected to marginally increase by 1% compared to the previous season
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