Dalene – BFAP

Perspectives on AGRICULTURE’s PERFORMANCE in Q4 of 2022

Dalene — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:58:49 +0000

South Africa’s seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter real GDP dropped by 1.3% in the fourth quarter of 2022. This publication contextualises the latest release of GDP statistics by StatsSA and provides insights on the major factors behind agriculture’s contribution to GDP.

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Agricultural Employment Brief 2022 Q4

Dalene — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 11:33:06 +0000

BFAP’s Agricultural Employment Brief interprets and contextualises the latest quarterly labour force survey from StatsSA and provides insights on the major factors driving agricultural employment.

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South African adoption rate of GM maize

Dalene — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 10:44:26 +0000

In this report, BFAP assesses the adoption trends of GM maize seed in South Africa. The main objective of this ongoing Maize Trust supported initiative is to estimate the most recent maize production season’s GM maize planting areas and GM trait adoption trends, as seed sales figures become available, in order to expand the historic database on GM maize plantings in South Africa.

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Food inflation brief – January 2023

Dalene — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 11:00:00 +0000

This brief provides an overview of food inflation dynamics, its associated causes, and the cost of basic healthy eating for January 2023.

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The African Continental Free Trade Area: Realities of intra-trade in fresh produce

Dalene — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 09:17:30 +0000

The African Continental Free trade Area (AfCFTA) was signed in 2018 and entered into force in 2019. Some aspects of the agreement still need to be finalised. It is expected to increase intra-Africa trade opportunities when fully implemented. The agricultural sector is expected to benefit from the trade opportunities as it is the mainstay of most economies on the continent. Fresh produce trade consisting of horticulture and floriculture will have to overcome some of the continental challenges of non-tariff barriers, logistical challenges and competition from other suppliers in order to attain some of the opportunities. The report focuses on the status of AfCFTA market access possibilities, intra-Africa trade in fresh produce as well expanded opportunities and challenges.

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Food Inflation Brief – December 2022

Dalene — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 12:11:45 +0000

Month-on-month inflation on Food and Non-alcoholic beverages has been losing momentum from October 2022 (+0.9%) to December 2022 (+0.4%). Food inflation was mainly driven by price increases in grain-based foods and vegetable oil products, followed by animal-source foods.

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Potential impact of an increase in the current level of the Health Promotion Levy

Dalene — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 07:08:29 +0000

This report was commissioned by the South African Sugar Association

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Perspectives on Agriculture’s GDP performance in Q2 2022

Dalene — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 08:00:20 +0000

In the second quarter of 2022, the agricultural sector contracted by 7.7% quarter on quarter and 20.9% year on year. This follows a slower summer crop harvest, and a sharp rise in input costs, which more than offset revenue gains.

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Food Inflation Brief – August 2022

Dalene — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 08:51:24 +0000

Year-on-year inflation on Food and Non-alcoholic beverages gained significant further momentum in August 2022, with a 1.8% increase from July 2022 (representing the highest month-on-month increase since April 2016). As in previous months, food inflation was mainly driven by price increases in plant oil products, followed by grain-based foods and animal-source foods.

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Employment Brief 2022 Q2

Dalene — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 09:39:54 +0000

This agricultural employment brief interprets and contextualises the latest quarterly labour force survey from Stats SA and provides insights on the major factors driving agricultural employment.

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