Tag: food prices

Lower income households are spending most of their money on food, transport, electricity and debt. And looking at the indicators, it's going to get worse for cash-strapped consumers over the ...

Should government consider farmer subsidies amid growing global upheaval? Some leaders say that the sector's resilience despite endless hurdles shows that simply sorting out existing local problems will already provide ...

A looming shortage of cooking oil caused by the war in Ukraine could be an opportunity for South Africa to develop less known, indigenous cooking oil sources

If you’re doing a grocery run, it’s best to read this before you hit the stores. We compare the prices of chicken, mutton, pork and lamb. And while veggie prices ...

ICYMI: The cost of a standardised household food basket dropped slightly in February, but the rise in food prices continues. Workers earning the minimum wage and children living off government ...

Barring more serious crop damage by excessive rains, South Africans should see food inflation easing this year, says Agbiz chief economist Wandile Sihlobo. However, with livestock farmers rebuilding herds after ...

Heavy rains in December made tomato prices shoot up by 71% and cost the industry millions. On the Western Cape coast a wildfire that started in a state pine plantation ...

In case you missed it: Food price inflation slowed a little towards the end of this year, but economist Wandile Sihlobo predicts that Mzansi's consumers will soon feel a harder ...

The first brown locust swarms of the season have been seen in parts of the Northern Cape and officials say more are expected following good rainfall in recent weeks. The ...

Mzansi households are barely making ends meet with the soaring food prices currently experienced. This is according to the latest affordability index of the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group. ...