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            <title>Agri SA welcomes Nersa's tariff structure recommendations</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Industry body Agri SA has welcomed the National Energy Regulator of South Africa's (Nersa's) publication of the Draft Market Inquiry Report into fixed charges and Eskom's Retail Tariff Plan. The findings of the report confirm the concerns Agri SA has consistently raised regarding the disproportionate impact of recent tariff reforms on agriculture, the industry body says.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>New industrial  hose helping meet  uptick in demand</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[To strengthen its integrated hose solutions for industrial applications, industrial solutions provider BMG has expanded its hose and fittings portfolio, introducing the Boston industrial hose range by engineering solutions company Danfoss. “The launch of the Boston by Danfoss hose range marks a significant development for BMG’s hose and fittings division, which has built a strong reputation for supplying hydraulic hose systems and related components to many industries, including mining, manufacturing, agriculture, energy and infrastructure,” says BMG Fluid Technology division product manager Kobie Albrecht.]]></description>
            <author>Trent Roebeck</author>
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            <title>Italy’s SDF agricultural machinery group sets up shop in the Western Cape</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Western Cape have secured another international investment, with Italian agricultural machinery manufacturer SDF opening its South African commercial subsidiary in Paarl. The 100-year-old company behind Same tractors, Deutz-Fahr tractors and Gregoire grape harvesters, will oversee the operations of its brands in South Africa, through existing importer and dealer partnerships, from its new office in the Cape Winelands.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <title>South African food inflation continued to decelerate in May</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South African year-on-year (y-o-y) food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation declined again in May, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has highlighted. It was 1.9% during that month, compared with 2.9% in April. South African Consumer Price Index (CPI) y-o-y headline inflation in May was 4.5% (which was an increase over the April figure of 4%). Food and NAB inflation contributed 8.9% of the y-o-y CPI headline inflation in May. (All these figures are from Statistics South Africa.) Y-o-y food and NAB inflation is thus trending down, while CPI headline inflation is trending up. The food category with the highest y-o-y inflation in May was meat, at 7.3%. This was followed by NAB, at 4.9%, and then fish and seafood (3.6%), sugar (2.4%), oils and fats (1.7%), and dairy and eggs (0.9%). Cereals saw deflation of -1.4%, while the figure for vegetables was -6% and for fruits and nuts -8.5%.]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <title>Agri dept to gazette new measures for FMD management, including communal systems </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Department of Agriculture (DoA) has approved new Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) control measures that will reportedly provide farmers, veterinarians and veterinary authorities with a clear and practical, science-based framework for managing outbreaks while minimising economic losses. The measures will consolidate and replace previous directives under Section 9 of the Animal Diseases Act, including the 2019 FMD Contingency Plan.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Discovery Green inks deal to supply wheeled electricity to York Timbers</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Electricity trader Discovery Green has signed a ten-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with forest-product company York Timber Holdings. The deal will result in 90% of the energy consumed at the Jessievale sawmill in Mpumalanga being supplied by wheeled renewable electricity, and reduce the JSE-listed company’s carbon emissions.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has revised its export estimate for the 2026 lemon season upwards from 45.8-million 15 kg cartons to 49.4-million cartons, which reflects the dynamic and somewhat unpredictable nature of the current season. The adjustment is largely attributed to favourable growing conditions across key producing regions. Although the season started later than usual, three significant cold fronts accelerated fruit colour development, contributing to improved readiness for export. Increased rainfall in many lemon-producing areas has resulted in a positive growth curve, supporting larger fruit sizes, ultimately resulting in higher carton volumes.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Grain SA mulls measures to appeal govt’s decision to keep wheat reference price unchanged</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Industry body Grain SA strongly rejects the final outcome of the wheat tariff amendment investigation, following confirmation in the Government Gazette that the dollar-based reference price (DBRP) for wheat will remain unchanged at $279/t and that no automatic trigger mechanism will be implemented. The application, submitted by Grain SA and the South African Cereals and Oilseeds Trade Association (Sacota), requested an increase in the wheat reference price from $279/t to $289/t, as well as a more efficient mechanism to address delays between tariff triggers and implementation.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Process selection, hybrid welding approach extend equipment life</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In mining and materials handling, selecting the correct welding and hard facing process is crucial to combat abrasion and impact wear, observes industrial engineering solutions supplier Weartech.  For on-site work, the company has noted that clients typically rely on flux-cored arc or open-arc welding because it is robust, portable and performs well in harsh environments. In workshop settings, submerged arc welding is preferred for large components, owing to its high deposition rates and consistent quality. ]]></description>
            <author>Keabetswe Shilakwe</author>
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            <title>Tau, parliamentary committee welcome Tongaat agreement, liquidation withdrawal</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has welcomed the withdrawal of the liquidation proceedings of sugar milling company Tongaat Hulett and praises stakeholders who worked to secure a viable path forward for one of South Africa's most important agro-industrial companies. Tongaat Hulett is a strategic asset within South Africa's agricultural and manufacturing sectors. Its operations support thousands of direct and indirect jobs and underpin the economic wellbeing of communities across KwaZulu-Natal and other parts of Southern Africa.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>Agribusiness confidence slides further to two-year low </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Following an 18-point decline in the first quarter, the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) and Industrial Development Corporation’s Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI) fell further by four points to 45 in the second quarter. This marks the ACI’s lowest level since the second quarter of 2024.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The business rescue practitioners (BRPs) of Tongaat Hulett have reached an agreement with the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) and the Vision Group of companies to preserve Tongaat Hulett’s business rescue, maintain trading operations and support implementation of the approved business rescue plan. This agreement will see the IDC become a significant shareholder in Vision companies across South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Botswana, while extending post-commencement finance (PCF) support to Tongaat Hulett to the end of September.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Independent, farmer-led steering committee representing the South African livestock value chain, Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) Response SA, has implored government to act without delay in releasing millions of FMD vaccines directly to private veterinarians so that they can administer the vaccines at farm level for all farmers. 

This comes as FMD outbreaks continue to spread across South Africa, causing significant economic losses and suffering among livestock. 
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            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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