Oilseed outlook for the new season January 2020 Ikageng Maluleke, Agricultural Economist, Grain SA. Send an email to Ikageng@grainsa.co.za For the 2020 production season for soybean and sunflower, this article will give a brief outlook of the planting intentions. SOYBEAN OUTLOOK According to the Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) report the intentions to plant for
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GROWING SOYBEANS A great source of food, protein and oil December 2019 Jenny Mathews, Pula Imvula contributor. Send an email to jenjonmat@gmail.com The demand for reliable sources of protein is on the increase around the globe. The soybean is a popular source of protein and oil and is being cultivated in more regions than
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Long way ahead for soybean import strategy July 2019 Ikageng Maluleke, Junior Economist, Grain SA. Send an email to Ikageng@grainsa.co.za This articles looks at the progress made in terms of South Africa’s soybean import substitution strategy by the DTI. A couple of years ago the DTI came up with a policy to replace soybean imports
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Marketing of soybeans – what affects your quality and price July 2019 Written by retired farmer The national crop estimates committee forecast on 26 March for the 2018/2019 soybean crop is a production of 1 276 035 tons (1,27 million tons) from a planted area of 730 500 ha’s. The average yield per hectare being
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CROP ESTIMATES – to measure is to know May 2019 Article submitted by a retired farmer As the production season for cash crops progresses, whether produced under dryland or irrigated conditions, the producer is very interested in a final yield prediction for the various crops being grown. In practice the accuracy improves as the crop
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A WORD FROM… Jane McPherson April 2019 We should never forget that farming is business and if a business is to survive then it has to make profits. As farmers, we use land to produce plants and livestock. This past summer crop season has again been a very challenging one. Rains came late, and in
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A brief look at oilseed markets April 2019 Ikageng Maluleke, Junior Economist, Grain SA. Send an email to Ikageng@grainsa.co.za In this article we take a look at what is happening in the oilseed markets and especially focus on soybeans in terms of supply and demand. GLOBAL SOYBEAN MARKETS The global soybean outlook for 2018/2019 marketing
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Crop management on soybeans for April and May April 2019 Article submitted by a retired farmer Farmers have experienced very variable and abnormal rainfall patterns during the 2018/2019 production season. Climate change has really become a huge factor in all dryland crop production with a smaller impact on irrigation farmers. Even the climatologists and weather
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Know the value of DRY BEANS January 2019 The dry seeds of the eleven types of edible bean types grown worldwide, from within the whole legume family of plants, produced commercially or for own and family use are known as pulses. The word ‘pulse’ specifically refers to the dry seeds produced which can be harvested
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