Many mango growers have seen reduced volumes as poor weather conditions continue to wreak havoc in some production countries, such as Italy, Spain and Egypt, driving up prices, whilst China has the opposite problem in some areas, with key varieties seeing overproduction.
One of the data points I have been looking forward to this week is the first production estimate of South Africa’s winter crops – wheat, barley, canola and oats. Since the 2021/22 season started, the Western Cape, which is the region that grows more than two-thirds of these winter crops, has received favourable rainfall.
South Africa has not had three consecutive favourable agricultural seasons in a long time.
Worldwide, avocados exports by country totaled US$6.5 billion in 2020. That dollar value reflects a 56.5% increase for all avocados shippers over the five-year period starting in 2016.
Agriculture has a vital role to play in SA’s economic reconstruction and recovery path after the Covid-19 shock.
The coffee bean is a Janus; both one thing and the other, bitter and sweet. There’s no middle ground with coffee. You either like it sweet, one or two sugars please, or black, strong and as it comes.
