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Grain SA Organises Protest March Over JSE Soybean Pricing Shift

South Africa’s primary grain producer body, Grain SA, is taking its grievances directly to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). On Thursday, 13 August 2026, the organization will lead a...

South Africa Celebrates Inaugural Annual Citrus Day

A historic chapter was written for South African agriculture on 11 August 2026 as...

Western Cape Canola Set for Strong Harvest Outlook

As late winter rolls across the Western Cape, driving through the agricultural corridor between...

Agricultural Sector Rallies to Stop Tulbagh Cannery Shutdown

Just days after Premier Foods announced a Section 189 consultation to wind down its...

Landmark China Export Deal Highlights Broader JSE Pricing Debate

Just weeks after Grain SA warned that the Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s (JSE) single-reference pricing...

Rising Fuel Surcharges Hit South African Port Terminals

South African agricultural exporters are facing steep financial pressure as major shipping lines roll out significant cost recovery price hikes. This development follows a...

Karoo Winter Wool Festival Celebrates 5th Edition at Dwarsvlei

The fifth national Karoo Winter Wool Festival officially returns from 3 to 4 July 2026, setting up camp 15km outside Middelburg on the fully...

Big Harvests Mask Brutal Squeeze on SA Farms

Statistics South Africa’s (Stats SA) first-quarter GDP data for 2026 reveals a headline expansion of 1.2% for agriculture. Driven by resilient field crops and...

Red Meat Export Crisis: Bottlenecks Costing Farmers Billions

The recent SA-Italy Agriculture Business Forum in Cape Town highlighted a strong Italian appetite for local beef, signalling potential growth for South Africa's livestock...

Western Cape Disaster Costs Soar to R9.1bn: Agriculture Bears the Brunt

A Special Western Cape Government Cabinet meeting, chaired by Premier Alan Winde on Thursday, 11 June 2026, has revealed the catastrophic financial toll of...

Western Cape Blueberry Boom: Premium Agricultural Assets Open for Public Tender

The Western Cape’s blueberry sector has transformed into one of South Africa’s most explosive export success stories, commanding over 60% of the nation’s total...

WWF SA Conservation Champions Protect More Than 23 000 Hectares of Cape Flora

The relationship between agriculture and conservation took centre stage recently as WWF South Africa's Conservation Champion programme celebrated 20 years of environmental stewardship within...

Tru-Cape Marks 25 Years of Global Leadership in Apples and Pears

Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing is celebrating its 25th anniversary, marking a quarter-century of partnership, innovation, and strategic growth that has helped position South Africa’s apple...

Moving to Action: Turning Regenerative Promise into Commercial Reality

At a panel discussion hosted by Nedbank at the 2026 NAMPO Harvest Day in Bothaville, a high-level panel facilitated by Chris Burgess, Editor-in-Chief of...

Western Cape Infrastructure and Power Updates Following Devastating Cape Storms

Following a devastating series of severe weather events earlier this month, Premier Alan Winde concluded a comprehensive four-day disaster assessment from 25 to 28...