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Chief economist at the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa.
Wandile Sihlobo speaks to Phillip Retief of Van Loveren Family Vineyards
Expanding intra-Brics trade ties is vital for South Africa's agricultural sector
What's the outlook for the winter grain crop?
Port improvements and the extension of Agoa have boosted South Africa's agricultural export earnings
Rising input costs and lower global prices have put South Africa's wheat sector under pressure
SADC trade bans on SA agricultural imports threaten regional growth
SACTA CEO Andrew Bennett explores how investment is bolstering wheat and soybean yields to ensure food security
Farmers have not yet recovered from Mugabe’s land grabs
Migration discourse has sparked concerns over labour shortages
There is growing discontent in Southern Africa over South Africa’s agricultural dominance in the region.
The US remains an important market for South Africa’s agriculture, accounting for about 4% of our agricultural exports of $15.1bn in 2025.
The figures released by Stats SA this week show that consumer food price inflation slowed to 1.4% in June 2026, from 1.6% in May. This is the lowest level since December 2010.
Potatoes are more than just another staple food; they are South Africa’s most consumed vegetable and one of the country’s most resilient agricultural success stories.
The likely impact of the expected El Niño on South Africa’s agriculture and food prices in 2027 is a major point of discussion among analysts and economists in the country.
As South African farmers prepare for the 2026/2027 summer grain season, geopolitical tensions have once again emerged as a major source of uncertainty.
South African farmers have so far delivered 6.4Mt of maize to commercial silos.
One of the major points of discussion among analysts and economists this past week was the likely impact of the expected El Niño on South Africa’s agriculture and consumer food…
Over the past few weeks, as the peace talks were progressing in a promising direction, we saw the benefits in the relief for fertiliser and fuel prices. The recent strikes…
Recorded on the sidelines of the Agbiz Congress 2026 in Gqeberha, this episode of AgriView with Wandile features a wide-ranging conversation with Mooketsa Ramasodi,…
Recorded on the sidelines of the Agbiz Congress 2026 in Gqeberha, this episode of AgriView with Wandile features an insightful conversation with statistician-general Risenga…
