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South Africa’s agricultural sector has started 2026 on a remarkably strong footing, delivering a record first-quarter agricultural trade surplus of approximately R33 billion. Agricultural exports reached a new first-quarter high of R67 billion, highlighting the resilience of the sector despite global economic uncertainty and ongoing challenges such as Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD). South Africa’s overall trade performance also strengthened, with exports exceeding R500 billion and imports remaining stable at around R450 billion, resulting in the country's largest trade surplus since the COVID-19 era.
At the same time, the government continues to intensify efforts to contain the FMD outbreak and protect valuable livestock export markets. Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen recently confirmed that South Africa has launched its largest-ever FMD vaccination programme. Since February, more than 13.5 million vaccine doses have been secured, nearly 4.4 million animals have been vaccinated, and close to R500 million has been invested in disease control. Additional vaccine shipments and booster programmes are expected to further strengthen containment efforts, which are critical for safeguarding farm incomes, rural jobs, and export opportunities.
While livestock exports remain a focus, South Africa’s wheat industry faces mounting pressure. A record global wheat harvest of 844 million tonnes has pushed international prices lower, benefiting consumers but placing local producers under strain. Combined with rising fuel and fertiliser costs linked to geopolitical tensions, many farmers are reconsidering production plans. Wheat plantings are expected to decline by about 6% to 486,400 hectares, the smallest area planted in over a decade.
In contrast, the maize industry is preparing for an exceptional season. Durban’s Maydon Wharf terminal has successfully loaded its first maize export vessel since December 2023, with 40,000 tonnes of yellow maize destined for Vietnam. Recent infrastructure upgrades have improved efficiency and reliability, positioning the terminal to handle increased export volumes. With South Africa expecting a record maize harvest of approximately 17.06 million tonnes, exports are forecast to reach around 2.5 million tonnes this season, supplying markets in Asia and across Southern Africa.
Despite disease outbreaks, challenging global markets, and rising production costs, South African agriculture continues to demonstrate resilience. Strong export performance, major investments in animal health, improving port infrastructure, and a record maize crop all point to a sector that remains one of the country's most important economic drivers. However, challenges in industries such as wheat production remind us that farmers continue to operate in a demanding environment where profitability depends on both global conditions and effective local support.

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Die Verenigde Nasies se weeragentskap het vandag 'n matige of moontlik sterk El Niño voorspel wat wêreldtemperature kan opdryf en die risiko van uiterste weer oor die komende maande kan verhoog.
While everyone is talking about electric vehicles, hydrogen, and new renewable energy systems, biodiesel is already working well today as a practical way to cut emissions. Biodiesel is a cleaner fuel made from renewable sources such as vegetable oils, animal fats, and especially used cooking oil.
The South African wheat sector is under significant pressure. A record global wheat harvest of 844 million tonnes in the 2025-26 season has kept prices low worldwide. While this benefits consumers and helps control food price inflation, it has hurt local producers. South Africa already imports about half of its wheat needs, and lower prices are now leading to reduced planting.
The South African Weather Service has issued a high-impact Orange Level 8 and Yellow Level 4 warning for disruptive rainfall ahead of a severe cold front striking the Eastern and Western Cape.
In his Budget Vote speech on 3 June 2026, President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered an important message for the future of South Africa’s agriculture.The President acknowledged that the government has acquired about 2.5 million hectares of land through the Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy, but most of this land has only been given to beneficiaries on short-term leases.
Minister John Steenhuisen het aangekondig dat die rooivleisbedryf nou ook ’n groter deel van die bek-en-klouseer-entstof gaan ontvang, nadat die fokus tot dusver hoofsaaklik op melkbeeste was. Volgens hom het Suid-Afrika sedert Februarie reeds 13,5 miljoen dosisse entstof verkry – die grootste staatsentstofprogram in die land se geskiedenis.
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ministers of Agriculture have called for immediate, coordinated regional action to secure food systems and combat transboundary threats. Meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, leaders emphasized that regional food security depends heavily on harmonizing agricultural frameworks, with agriculture sustaining over 70% of the SADC population.
Sterk belangstelling in topteelmateriaal het die Valley Venture-wildveiling tot ’n groot sukses gedryf met ’n totale omset van meer as R20 miljoen. Die veiling, wat uit ’n lewendige veiling en ’n aanlyn tydveiling bestaan het, het sowat R20,24 miljoen behaal, waarvan R17,69 miljoen tydens die lewendige veiling verkry is.Swartwitpense en bastergemsbokke was die sterre van die veiling.
South Africa’s crime statistics for the first quarter of 2026 reveal a society heavily plagued by violent interpersonal conflict. Although overall murders dropped nearly 10% to 5,181 cases compared to the previous year, and contact crime decreased by 4.6%, the figures remain staggeringly high.
Die petrolprys styg Woensdag met meer as R1,40 per liter, terwyl die dieselprys aansienlik daal. Volgens die Departement van Mineraal en Petroleumbronne se aankondiging vir Junie, verhoog beide 93-oktaan en 95-oktaan petrol met R1,43 per liter.
Flooding has affected large parts of South Africa since November 2025, starting in the summer rainfall region and later spreading to the Northern, Eastern, and Western Cape, where significant flood damage is currently being assessed.The 2025/26 summer season was exceptionally wet and followed two previous very wet summers.
The South African Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccination campaign is under increasing parliamentary scrutiny due to its slow pace and operational challenges, despite the growing number of outbreaks.By 22 May 2026, confirmed FMD cases had risen sharply to 2,034 across all nine provinces.
Biosekerheid, vloedskade en plattelandse veiligheid bly van die grootste uitdagings vir Suid-Afrikaanse boere.Willem de Chavonnes Vrugt, Agri SA-president, noem die bek-en-klouseer-uitbraak as een van die grootste bekommernisse in die veebedryf.
“Morocco surpassed South Africa to become the highest-ranked industrial economy in Africa in 2025, ending a 15-year streak of dominance. This was revealed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in its latest Africa Industrialisation Index report for 2025, released at the end of May.
Suid-Afrika se wynbedryf word aangespoor om aan te pas by toenemende wêreldwye ekonomiese, klimaats- en verbruikersdruk. Bedryfsleiers doen 'n beroep op groter vernuwing, volhoubaarheid en waardegedrewe groei om mededingend te bly.
Sulfur prices have surged dramatically on the global market, reaching nearly $850 – $900 per ton, with some CIF prices approaching $1,000 per ton — a sharp increase from $150–$180 per ton a year ago.This massive price spike, driven by supply chain disruptions (particularly in the Middle East and Strait of Hormuz), has pushed phosphate fertilizer production into the red,
Die KwaZulu-Natalse Landbou-unie (Kwanalu) maan veeprodusente tot omsigtigheid na ’n tussentydse hofuitspraak wat bevind het dat die staat nie die private verkryging en verspreiding van bek-en-klouseer-entstowwe mag verbied nie.


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- Swaar weer op pad: ’n Sterk frontale stelsel bring koue, nat weer en winde van tot 30 km/h vanaf Woensdag 3 Junie tot Saterdag 6 Junie.
- Swaar reën en vloedgevaar: Tot 100 mm reën kan in die Suid-Kaap (Mosselbaai tot Knysna), die Langkloof en die Baviaanskloof val. Die Weskus en Swartland kry min reën.
- Sneeu en ryp: Ligte sneeu is moontlik oor Lesotho, die Oos-Kaap, dele van die Noord-Kaap, Vrystaat en KwaZulu-Natal. Swaar ryp word vanaf 4 tot 8 Junie oor groot dele van die binneland en Namibië verwag.
- Skerp temperatuurdalings: Minimum temperature kan in gebiede soos Barkly-Oos, Zastron en De Aar tot -4 °C daal.
- Risiko's vir landbou:
- Die uiterste koue en nat toestande is lewensgevaarlik vir kleinvee.
- Reën bemoeilik die oesproses in somergraangebiede; boere moet so gou moontlik stroop.
- Langtermyn: Nog ’n kouefront kan teen 8 Junie swaar reën vir die Wes-Kaap bring. As gevolg van El Niño is bogemiddelde reën moontlik in die winter- én somerreëngebiede vir Junie en Julie.

Yesterday, I delivered the Budget Vote Speech for the Department of Agriculture in the NCOP. Which is about building a more resilient and more competitive agricultural economy that works for all provinces and all producers across the value chain. 🇿🇦 pic.twitter.com/qRVYiL7rZg
— John Steenhuisen MP (@jsteenhuisen) June 3, 2026
WATCH | Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has announced the arrival of an additional 3.5 million doses of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine from Argentina. The country’s total available stockpile now stands at 13.5 million doses. He says the increased supply will accelerate… pic.twitter.com/wDTB1sJqVd
— SABC News (@SABCNews) June 1, 2026
Product Name
Price
Quantity Type
Date
Change
Previous Price
White maize
R 3 150,00
per Ton
2026-06-01
-0.41 %
R 3 163,00
Yellow maize
R 3 170,00
per Ton
2026-06-01
-1.25 %
R 3 210,00
Soybeans
R 6 715,00
per Ton
2026-06-01
-0.96 %
R 6 780,00
Sunflower seed
R 8 425,00
per Ton
2026-06-01
-0.14 %
R 8 436,60
Wheat
R 5 642,00
per Ton
2026-06-01
-0.46 %
R 5 668,00
Sorghum (IPP)
R 4 480,00
per Ton
2026-05-29
0.00 %
R 4 480,00
Groundnuts (IPP)
R 24 762,00
per Ton
2026-05-29
0.00 %
R 24 762,00
Cotton (IPP)
R 11 290,00
per Ton
2026-05-29
-5.21 %
R 11 910,00
Soy Meal (US derived price)
R 11 276,00
per Ton
2026-05-29
0.00 %
R 11 276,00
Chop
R 2 100,00
per Ton
2026-05-29
7.69 %
R 1 950,00
Lusern (Grade 1)
R 3 700,00
per Ton
2026-05-29
0.00 %
R 3 700,00
Product Name
Price
Quantity Type
Date
Change
Previous Price
Bananas
R 7,09
per Kg
2026-05-29
-2.34 %
R 7,26
Apples
R 9,57
per Kg
2026-05-29
0.21 %
R 9,55
Oranges
R 2,98
per Kg
2026-05-29
-26.60 %
R 4,06
Avocados
R 14,59
per Kg
2026-05-29
-2.67 %
R 14,99
Grapes
R 49,30
per Kg
2026-05-29
26.18 %
R 39,07
Mangos
R 21,74
per Kg
2026-05-29
28.34 %
R 16,94
Pears
R 9,92
per Kg
2026-05-29
1.02 %
R 9,82
Pineapples
R 10,15
per Kg
2026-05-29
5.84 %
R 9,59
Peaches
R 19,91
per Kg
2026-05-29
-16.94 %
R 23,97
Lemons
R 4,85
per Kg
2026-05-29
-2.61 %
R 4,98
Nectarines
R 8,51
per Kg
2026-05-29
4.93 %
R 8,11
Naartjies (Mandarins)
R 6,12
per Kg
2026-05-29
-4.08 %
R 6,38
Blueberries
R 159,65
per Kg
2026-05-29
-9.91 %
R 177,21
Grapefruits
R 5,18
per Kg
2026-05-29
2.17 %
R 5,07
Product Name
Price
Quantity Type
Date
Change
Previous Price
Potatoes
R 44,75
per 10Kg
2026-05-29
4.22 %
R 42,94
Tomatoes
R 18,25
per Kg
2026-05-29
-3.95 %
R 19,00
Carrots
R 6,91
per Kg
2026-05-29
-13.52 %
R 7,99
Onions
R 99,20
per 10Kg
2026-05-29
-1.32 %
R 100,53
Cabbage
R 3,16
per Kg
2026-05-29
4.29 %
R 3,03
Garlic
R 46,32
per Kg
2026-05-29
-8.06 %
R 50,38
Spinach
R 5,63
per Kg
2026-05-29
5.83 %
R 5,32
Sweet Potatoes
R 4,44
per Kg
2026-05-29
-8.07 %
R 4,83
Peppers
R 16,30
per Kg
2026-05-29
2.45 %
R 15,91
Chillies
R 9,18
per Kg
2026-05-29
16.35 %
R 7,89
Pumpkins
R 2,50
per Kg
2026-05-29
-1.57 %
R 2,54
Mushrooms
R 88,36
per Kg
2026-05-29
4.25 %
R 84,76
Butternuts
R 4,12
per Kg
2026-05-29
8.99 %
R 3,78
Green beans
R 24,77
per Kg
2026-05-29
4.16 %
R 23,78
Product Name
Price
Quantity Type
Date
Change
Previous Price
Sheep A2/3
R 106,80
per Kg
2026-05-29
1.96 %
R 104,75
Feeder Lamb (Dual Purpose)
R 52,95
per Kg
2026-05-29
2.68 %
R 51,57
Sheep AB2/3
R 89,00
per Kg
2026-05-29
0.42 %
R 88,63
Sheep B2/3
R 79,75
per Kg
2026-05-29
1.59 %
R 78,50
Sheep C2/3
R 77,75
per Kg
2026-05-29
2.46 %
R 75,88
Wool 20 micron - Non RWS
R 253,00
per Kg
2026-05-22
0.00 %
R 253,00
Wool 20 micron - RWS
R 275,00
per Kg
2026-05-22
0.00 %
R 275,00
Mohair - Ave Non RWS
R 413,29
per Kg
2026-05-15
0.00 %
R 413,29
Product Name
Price
Quantity Type
Date
Change
Previous Price
Beef A2/3
R 63,75
per Kg
2026-05-29
1.72 %
R 62,67
Weaners (200-250kg)
R 42,61
per Kg
2026-05-29
1.40 %
R 42,02
Beef AB2/3
R 61,33
per Kg
2026-05-29
2.64 %
R 59,75
Beef B2/3
R 58,00
per Kg
2026-05-29
-0.43 %
R 58,25
Beef C2/3
R 57,00
per Kg
2026-05-29
-0.44 %
R 57,25
Product Name
Price
Quantity Type
Date
Change
Previous Price
Kids (under 30kg)
R 54,16
per kg
2026-05-29
-6.07 %
R 57,66
Medium (30-40kg)
R 48,53
per kg
2026-05-29
-14.27 %
R 56,61
Large (above 40kg)
R 63,23
per kg
2026-05-29
6.41 %
R 59,42
Ewes (Goats)
R 47,50
per kg
2026-05-29
-6.61 %
R 50,86
Product Name
Price
Quantity Type
Date
Change
Previous Price
Poultry Frozen
R 34,78
per Kg
2026-05-29
-0.57 %
R 34,98
Poultry fresh
R 41,96
per Kg
2026-05-29
-0.52 %
R 42,18
Poultry IQF
R 37,42
per Kg
2026-05-29
0.00 %
R 37,42
Product Name
Price
Quantity Type
Date
Change
Previous Price
Pork Porkers
R 34,31
per Kg
2026-05-29
-4.46 %
R 35,91
Pork Baconers
R 33,34
per Kg
2026-05-29
-6.98 %
R 35,84
Pork Sausage
R 27,61
per Kg
2026-05-29
-5.09 %
R 29,09

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