Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Morning Grain Report : South Africa Vinci Trading 17 February 2015 White and yellow corn in South Africa, the continent’s biggest producer of the grains, climbed as traders said drought in key producing areas will lead to a shortage. White corn for delivery in July rose for a fifth consecutive day, advancing 4.3 percent …
Picture bleak for SA’s drought-ravaged grain farmers Engineering News and mining weekly By: Tracy Hancock 12 February 2015 The next 14 days will determine the fate of South African food prices over the next 12 months as the summer grains, namely maize, sunflower and soya beans, are in a “critical stage”, Grain SA CEO …
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Dry spell drives up SA maize prices Agri Africa 10 February 2015 A dry spell in South Africa’s maize belt is threatening the overall crop, causing prices to spike. There are fears that a lack of rain in the next two weeks will diminish the size of the coming crop and result …
SOUTH AFRICA – GRAIN SA UPDATE ON DROUGHT 12 Feb 2015 A group of Executives and Grain SA staff members took an aerial survey of the North West Free State and the North West Province early this morning. “The summer grains (maize, sunflower and soya beans) are in a critical stage and the next …
What’s In Store For Us? Peter Gambara 19 Feb 2015 THE summer season is almost three quarters gone and a lot of stakeholders are eager to know what’s in it for them.Some of the questions stakeholders are now asking are; will there be good maize harvests? Will it be enough to feed the country without the …
Low cotton prices discourage farmers February 19, 2015 in Business The Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) has said cotton farmers and ginners face serious pricing issues which discourage them from continuing with producing the crop. BY VENERANDA LANGA AMA chief executive officer Rockie Mutenha appeared before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture and Irrigation Development on Tuesday …
Artificial insemination centre to boost pig industry THE Pig Industry Board (PIB) says the establishment of an artificial insemination centre to provide semen to farmers as part of efforts to boost the national herd, will be completed by the middle of the second quarter. MTHANDAZO NYONIOWN CORRESPONDENT PIB director Andrew Shonhiwa told Southern Eye Business …
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Cotton producers in line for bonuses February 17, 2015 Business Business ReporterTHE government is considering awarding bonus payments to cotton producers to incentivise production and marketing of the crop in a development aimed at revitalising the textile industry in the country.Increasing cotton output is at the heart of the Cotton to Clothing Strategy that the government …
Editorial Comment: Irrigation critical for national food security February 17, 2015 Features, Opinion & Analysis The continued dry spell in various parts of the country, among them Masvingo, Matabeleland North and South is causing anxiety to farmers who understand very well that it will affect their crop. Over-reliance on rain-fed agriculture means the majority of farmers …
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Irvine’s to commission stockfeeds plant February 17, 2015 Business Business ReporterIrvine’S Zimbabwe will commission its $6 million stockfeeds plant by the end of this month while plans are underway to construct new breeder houses this year. The stockfeeds plant was supposed to be commissioned by the end of last year but was delayed to due unavailability …