significant, multi-year study published Monday provides new evidence that commodity crop production can be detrimental to honey bees, putting colonies at risk by depleting their access to food.

Wheat harvesting under way in the Western Cape and yields are looking poor in some areas.

The conditions in the tomato market are quite unstable at the moment.

Attendees at the recent annual Subtrop marketing symposium had a number of reasons for celebration: the recent avocado season once again proved the strength of demand and consumption while the opening of Japan for South African avocados is on the horizon.

The first litchis from South Africa have arrived in Europe by air freight while exports to the US and the Middle East will ramp up over the next few weeks.

At least 8 Billion US Dollars of investment in basic storage and 65 Billion US Dollars spending on irrigation will be necessary in order to boost total irrigated area to 15 per cent from its 2019 level of 5 per cent.