Tag: Commodity prices

Ukraine currently sits with 22 million tonnes of grain in its silos. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Russia-Ukraine grain export deal: Good news if it holds

by The Conversation

27th July 2022

In case you missed it: Russian and Ukrainian ministers have signed separate but identical agreements a few days ago to reopen blocked transport routes around the Black Sea. It's fragile ...

Rosy outlook about Mzansi’s 2020/21 summer and winter crop production

by Hamlet Hlomendlini

3rd December 2020

Hamlet Hlomendlini, senior agricultural economist at Absa, says Mzansi's 2020/2021 summer and winter crop production is a positive signal for the future. Hlomendlini explains that critical data shows a positive outlook ...

Now is the time to buy red meat – if you can afford it

by Conce Moraba & Karabo Takadi-Mabuza

12th May 2020

The global meat industry continues to feel covid-19's impact as global lockdown measures complicate trade prospects. Economic growth estimates for 2020 have been lowered, and the impact on consumers will dampen ...

THE NEW FACE OF SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE

With 12 global awards in the first three years of its existence, Food For Mzansi is much more than an agriculture publication. It is a movement, unashamedly saluting the unsung heroes of South African agriculture. We believe in the power of agriculture to promote nation building and social cohesion by telling stories that are often overlooked by broader society.