Former German ag journalist and ACO fan Matthias Mumme is going to publish a book about the story of ACO tractors, which were produced by Alph and Koos Coetzer on their farm near Hoopstad from 1985 to late 1990s.

Widespread thundershowers occurred during the weekend over much of the summer rainfall region, including the western to central parts of the maize-production region.

 The high-frequency data about South Africa’s 2020/21 summer and winter crop season continue to paint a positive outlook. First, the summer crop growing areas are at early stages of planting.

The good news keeps pouring in for SA’s agricultural sector, at least from a production perspective.

While Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivered the Mid-Term Budget Speech on Wednesday 28 October 2020, all eyes were on him to decipher a way forward for South Africa in terms of economic recovery.

It is not my usual practice to revisit the subject of a previous column. But in this instance I am compelled to do so because of the fast-changing global agricultural outlook and its implications for prices.