South African farmers are projected to harvest over 13% more maize in the 2024/2025 season compared to the previous year, according to the Crop Estimates Committee (CEC). The forecast predicts a total ...

Goss’s wilt and leaf blight is caused by clavibacter nebraskensis, a bacterium named after Nebraska, where the disease was first identified in 1969.The disease is hard to catch because it looks ...

Analysts predict a much better maize harvest this year in South Africa, as domestic maize prices have dropped in the past ...

South African farmers are expected to harvest over 13% more maize in the 2024/2025 season compared with the previous one, the ...

For example, the Crop Estimates Committee’s data on 26 March showed that the 2024-25 summer grain and oilseeds production is ...

The South African Braai Index shows that costs are rising for the country’s favourite pastime—and things might get worse for ...

Maize meal inflation reached a 17-month high and samp a 19 ... Despite this increase, the price is still lower than it was a ...

The cost of animal feeds could jump by as much as 30 percent this month on rising input prices, producers have warned, citing ...

Farming associations across South Africa are celebrating optimistic forecasts from the Crop Estimates Committee (CEC), projecting the nation’s harvest at a significant 17.2 million tonnes ...

In South Africa, Goss’s wilt was first noted and reported early in the 2024 season. Most cases were found in Northwest, with some unconfirmed reports in Gauteng and on the Eastern Highveld.