# Agri SA has welcomed the lifting of livestock movement restrictions in Limpopo and the Eastern Cape after successful containment of foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks. The Department of Agriculture confirmed over 144-thousand animals were vaccinated, and milk from quarantined farms may now be sold after single pasteurisation. While 76 farms in the Eastern Cape remain under […]
# DA leader John Steenhuisen says the new 30-percent US tariff on South African exports will be a devastating blow to the economy. He warned it could also mark the end of the African Growth and Opportunity Act trade agreement. Steenhuisen says key industries like agriculture, manufacturing, and mining will be hardest hit. DA spokesperson […]
# Die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, sê samewerking met die privaat sektor en nie staatsbeheer nie, sal die volle potensiaal van die landbousektor ontsluit. Hy het die departement se begroting in die Parlement ter tafel gelê en planne uiteengesit om ‘n klimaatslim, jeuggedrewe en inklusiewe voedselstelsel te bou. Steenhuisen sê belangrike ingrypings sluit in, […]
# Sitrusboere in Suid-Afrika probeer om hul oorsese markte te vergroot om die land se volle uitvoerpotensiaal te benut. Die uitvoerende hoof van die Sitrusprodusentevereniging, Boitshoko Ntshabele sê onderhandelings word reeds gevoer met Japan, Suid-Korea, en Saoedi-Arabië om nuwe markte te bekom. Suid-Afrika, as die wêreld se tweede grootste sitrusuitvoerder na Spanje, genereer 34-miljard-rand in […]
# Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen says collaboration with the private sector, not state control, will unlock the full potential of the agriculture sector. Tabling the 2025/2026 budget vote in Parliament, Steenhuisen outlined plans to build a climate-smart, youth-driven and inclusive food system. Key interventions include a new biosecurity council to manage disease outbreaks, expanded […]
# Citrus growers in South Africa are seeking to expand their reach to realise the country’s full export potential. The CEO of the Citrus Growers’ Association, Boitshoko Ntshabele says discussions are underway with Japan, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia to secure new markets. As the world’s second-largest citrus exporter after Spain, South Africa’s industry generates […]
# Landboukenners het Suid-Afrtika se 2025 wynoes as een van die beste in dekades beskryf, met volumes wat met 11-persent tot 1,2-miljoen ton gestyg het. Die bedryfsorganisasie South African Wine sê uitvoere word versterk deur ideale weer en ‘n verskuiwing na premiumwyne, en bedien nou meer as 120 markte, op van net 60 af in […]
# Agricultural experts have praised South Africa’s 2025 wine harvest as one of the best in decades, with volumes up eleven-percent to 1.2-million tons. Industry organisation South African Wine says exports are boosted by ideal weather and a shift to premium wines, and now reach over 120 markets, up from 60 in 2019. Exporters are […]
# Die Departement van Landbou sê met sommige provinsies wat sukkel met bek-en-klouseer, het hulle besluit om toe te laat dat melk van kwarantyn-plase in Limpopo en die Oos-Kaap op die plaaslike mark vrygestel word. Die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, het die opheffing van die siektebestuursgebiede aangekondig nadat verskerpte pogings deur die Veeartsenykundige Dienste […]
