Thoughts on what the current commodity price trends mean for the 2020/21 plantings- South Africa
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- We are now roughly a month and a half from the start of South Africa’s 2020/21 summer crop planting season.
Tempus fugit (time flies) is an apt phrase to describe developments in the global agricultural market.
Big change is coming. In the words of Shrek, “Change is good, Donkey!” It’s also inevitable, which farmers probably know more than anyone else.
Climate change is making it hard for livestock to get enough nutrients from natural grazing alone.
Climate and Covid-19 present varying risks for Southern and East Africa agriculture
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The reports of a potential La Niña event during the coming summer months present different risks for Southern and East Africa’s agriculture.
Fanie Brink- Onafhanklike Landbou-Ekonoom/Independent Agricultural Economist.
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