Quick Comment on the Avian Flu in SA
Loading player...
This is a quick comment on the current avian flu in South Africa. The segment is mainly to update the listeners of the podcast on this topical issue
Other recent episodes
South Africa’s consumer food price inflation continues to slow
The figures released by Statistics South Africa this morning show that consumer food price inflation slowed to 1.4% in June 2026, from 1.6% in May. This is the lowest level since December 2010.
Will El Niño drought hit food prices in South Africa? Earlier rains and grain stocks offer hope
The likely impact of the expected El Niño on South Africa’s agriculture and food prices in 2027 is a major point of discussion among analysts and economists in the country. By mid-2026, weather forecasts were signalling that the world was heading towards a severe El Niño. The El Niño weather…
South Africa’s maize harvest process is roughly 14% behind last year’s pace
The farmers have so far delivered 6.4 million tonnes of maize to commercial silos. This season is running 14% behind last season's pace. The delays in the start of the season and the longer rainfall period are among the key reasons for this. South Africa is poised to harvest an…
Renewed strikes in the Middle East present risks to farming input costs
On July 6, 206, I flagged in a note to the South African agribusinesses that we are beginning to see the benefits of the likely memorandum of understanding between Iran and the U.S. aimed at ending the war on agricultural input prices. Fertiliser and fuel prices have declined notably from…
South Africa’s consumer food price inflation is at its lowest level in 17 months
South Africa’s consumer food price inflation continues to slow. The figures released by Statistics South Africa this morning show that the consumer food price inflation slowed to 1.6% in May 2026, down from 2.8% in March. This is the lowest level in 17 months. There was a broad deceleration across…