agricommodities

November 30, 2017

Wheat estimate revised downwards by 4%

The National Crop Estimate Committee revised its 2017 wheat production estimate downwards by 4% from the previous month to 1.58 million tonnes. This is 17% lower than the previous season’s harvest. The notable decline was in […]
November 28, 2017

Western Cape set to get poultry sector going again after Bird Flu

There have been no new infections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the Western Cape.   Western Cape Minister of Economic Opportunities Alan Winde said, although there are currently 68 confirmed cases of HPAI in […]
November 24, 2017

Diverse inkomste bring goeie resultate vir BKB

Ten spyte van uitdagende omstandighede, het BKB positiewe finansiële resultate gelewer in die finansiële jaar wat in Junie 2017 geëindig het.   Die waarde van sake gedoen vir die pas afgelope boekjaar het met 14% gestyg […]
November 21, 2017

SA entomopathogenic nematodes effectively kill fungus gnat pests

A recent study has found that local Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs), which are found naturally in Western Cape soil may be effective at killing fungus gnats. EPNs are tiny soil-dwelling worm-like organisms which attack and kill insects […]