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Food inflation brief – June 2023

This brief provides an overview of food inflation dynamics, its associated causes, and the cost of basic healthy eating for June 2023. Download here to read the report.

South African Blueberry Outlook: 2023-2032

This blueberry outlook provides an overview of the baseline conditions at industry and farm level for South Africa within a global context. Download here to read the report.

Food inflation brief – May 2023

This brief provides an overview of food inflation dynamics, its associated causes, and the cost of basic healthy eating for May 2023. Download here to read the report.

Perspectives on AGRICULTURE’s PERFORMANCE in Q1 of 2023

South Africa’s seasonally adjusted quarter- on-quarter real GDP increased by 0.4% in the first quarter of 2023, but agricultural GDP contracted by 12.3%. This publication contextualises the latest release of GDP statistics by StatsSA and provides insights on the major factors behind agriculture’s contribution to GDP.   Download here to read the full article. 

The impact of loadshedding on the Western Cape agricultural sector

The objective of this study is to provide a description of the energy dependency of the Western Cape agricultural sector on the national grid, within the context of the loadshedding situation, and to describe the on- and off-farm implications and quantify its socio-economic impacts. To reduce and/or mitigate the impact, the study provides recommendations on

Food inflation brief – April 2023

This brief provides an overview of food inflation dynamics, its associated causes, and the cost of basic healthy eating for April 2023. Download here to read the report.

Food inflation brief – March 2023

This brief provides an overview of food inflation dynamics, its associated causes, and the cost of basic healthy eating for March 2023. Download here to read the report.

Food inflation brief – February 2023

This brief provides an overview of food inflation dynamics, its associated causes, and the cost of basic healthy eating for February 2023. Download here to read the report.

Perspectives on AGRICULTURE’s PERFORMANCE in Q4 of 2022

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. Download here to read the full article. 

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