Near-record inventories, technological advances and the rise of key exporters such as Brazil and Russia have made the global food system more resilient to this year's "super" El Nino than similar... 

World food prices rose in July to their highest in more than three years as adverse weather and war escalation in the Gulf and Black Sea supported crop markets, the United Nations' Food and... 

A new generation of small-scale spray dryers has been launched by industrial equipment and solutions provider ANDRITZ. The ANDRITZ Dedert small-scale spray dryer range is designed to help customers... 

Saffron is the world’s most expensive spice, priced at between $5 000 and $10 000 a kilogramme. Iran is the world’s biggest producer, pushing out between 85% to 90% of yearly global production,... 

South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation continued to decelerate in June, in year-on-year (y-o-y) terms, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy has highlighted. Statistics... 

Fast-moving consumer goods manufacturer Tiger Brands on July 27 unveiled its upgraded jam, vinegar and chutney production site in Paarl, in the Western Cape. Having invested R200-million on new... 

Industry organisation SA Canegrowers is urgently calling on Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau to intervene and finalise the update to the sugar import tariff mechanism to reflect... 

South African grain and oilseed producers are operating under severe financial pressure with narrow margins, rising input costs and substantial production risk, and can therefore not afford... 

Apple and pear packhouse Ceres Fruit Growers has completed major infrastructure and technology upgrades to increase throughput capability at its packaging facility in Ceres. Ceres Fruit Growers... 

International business district that drives the flow of global trade through Dubai, DMCC, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Botswana Stock Exchange Group (BSE), operator of... 

Industry organisations Agri SA and Business Against Crime South Africa (Bacsa) have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen collaboration on rural crime and safety data to improve the... 

The Department of Agriculture (DoA) and industry organisations Sakeliga, Southern African Agri Initiative and Free State Agriculture have reached a settlement on the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD)... 

Industry organisation the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has reported a strong lemon season for this year, marked by the larger size of the crop and the earlier timing of the... 

China on Friday said it would step up cooperation with Namibia in the Southern African state's energy, farming, infrastructure, and minerals sectors during talks in Beijing between Chinese leader... 

Sub-Saharan Africa remains one of the world’s most important future sources of agriculture supply growth, with the region holding about 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land. According to... 

A Free State commercial farming operation Belle Rive, spanning more than 2 000 ha, has appointed solar energy company RenEnergy Africa as its engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)... 

Fast-moving consumer goods producer Tiger Brands has successfully secured 100% of the oranges required to produce its iconic Oros beverage products from South African growers for a second... 

Agriculture organisation TLU SA has expressed concern about political uncertainty amid Cabinet reshuffle moves that included appointing Willie Aucamp as Agriculture Minister in John Steenhuisen's... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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)... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

South Africa's agriculture sector recorded a trade surplus of $1.55-billion in the first quarter of this year, marking the highest first-quarter surplus in South Africa's agriculture trade history... 

Industry body the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) has elected PG Strauss chairperson and Lukeshni Chetty and Francois Swanepoel as his deputies during the organisation’s... 

The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) welcomes the initiative by Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen to introduce a regulatory framework that allows for vaccination as part of South... 

The Western Cape has secured another international investment, with Italian agricultural machinery manufacturer SDF opening its South African commercial subsidiary in Paarl. The 100-year-old... 

South Africa's Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition has warned that the future of Tongaat Hulett remains a major threat to the sugar industry’s recovery, and that... 

The South African Sorghum Bioethanol Study, produced by market research and strategy company BluePrint and commissioned by the Localisation Support Fund, shows that there are viable commercial... 

The Pretoria High Court has granted a landmark interim order that Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccines may be procured and administered privately, without State veterinary involvement. The court... 

Agriculture and farmer development fund the Kgodiso Development Fund (KDF), which was established by food and beverage multinational PepsiCo in 2022 as a condition of its acquisition of Pioneer... 

Industry bodies Grain SA and the South African Cereals and Oilseeds Trade Association (Sacota) have taken formal legal steps following continued delays in the implementation of the revised wheat... 

South Africa’s 2026/27 sugarcane milling season has started strongly, with early deliveries tracking ahead of previous years, says industry organisation South African Canegrowers' Association (SA... 

Energy solutions company Rentech is highlighting the long-term financial and operational benefits of solar energy for the agricultural sector, despite persistent concerns among some farmers about... 

Diversified chemicals group Omnia is using Nampo Harvest Day 2026 to highlight its response to global fertiliser market uncertainty, with the company having made significant supply chain... 

Telecommunications firm MTN is commercialising a suite of AI-driven Internet-of-Things (IoT) solutions for the agricultural sector, while identifying private network infrastructure as an important... 

KwaZulu-Natal province’s Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone has announced that it is getting ready to open its latest development, the 18-ha Dube AgriZone 2. This is a fully-serviced development... 

French development finance institution Proparco has announced the launch of the Africa AgriTrade Coalition, to scale up agricultural value chain trade financing across the continent. In addition to...