Numerous commentators have branded Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine a “miscalculation”. But Western leaders have themselves made major miscalculations, nobody more so than the former German chancellor, Angela Merkel. Her hostility to nuclear power and fossil fuels made her country more and more dependent on imports of Russian oil and natural gas, and so helped to strengthen the Russian economy.
Observers of global grain markets will be familiar with the 1972 "Great Grain Robbery" by the former Soviet Union.
Summary Wetter conditions returning to the interior February turned out to be generally drier over many areas.
The Citrus Growers Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has launched a campaign urging industry stakeholders to object to proposed EU legislation that could impose a cold treatment requirement on orange imports to the bloc.
The Chief Executive Officer of Business Leadership SA (BLSA), Busi Mavuso, has once again made many highly controversial statements in her latest weekly newsletter which are very far off course to economic recovery and growth.
Russia is one of the major players in global agricultural markets.
