Local maize prices traded positively this week, wheat prices are expected to trade sideways for the next month and the domestic cotton prices decreased. Maize market trends Local maize market South African maize prices traded positively […]
The Crop Estimates Committee’s (CEC) sixth report for South Africa’s 2018/2019 summer season grain and oilseed production is a mixed bag, with maize and sunflower seed figures rising, and those of soya bean and sorghum decreasing. […]
Nitrogen is one of six macro-elements that a grain crop takes up from the soil. As demand often exceeds supply, the crop usually needs nitrogen-containing fertilizer. Leguminous crops such as soya bean are an exception; they […]