Pesticides are not new and are definitely not a human invention. Plants and other microorganisms have used chemicals to defend themselves from other organisms for hundred thousands of years.

The data released this afternoon by the Crop Estimates Committee show that South Africa’s 2019/20 summer grains and oilseeds production could increase by 32% y/y to 17.5 million tonnes. 

Home brewing during the Covid-19 ban on alcohol sales pushes up the price of pineapple, while potatoes and avocados are cheaper.

Beef: Local beef prices have been under pressure due to current lockdown restrictions.

By relocating cropland across the planet, we could halve the amount of land currently used to grow crops, finds a new study.

Whereas usually Anlin Shipping doesn’t budget for vessels during April, this year three of their vessels have taken already 15,000 pallets over two and a half weeks to Rotterdam and St Petersburg of grapefruit, lemons, soft citrus, a bit of navels.