Wandile Sihlobo
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Wandile Sihlobo
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Agricultural economist from South Africa. Author, “The Uncomfortable Truth about South Africa's Agriculture (2025)”, “A Country of Two Agricultures (2023)”, + more. www.wandilesihlobo.com
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Fellow South Africans overseas must share more positive stories and developments about our country. The promotion of a positive image of our country is key, while we must tackle the challenges domestically.
For example, so far in the 2025-26 marketing year, South Africa has imported 77,524 tonnes of yellow maize for feed in the country's coastal regions. These importers mainly take advantage of the affordable prices of Argentinian supplies. 4/
While South Africa has an ample harvest and will remain a net exporter of maize, minor imports of yellow maize from Argentina are expected to continue for the coastal regions of South Africa. 3/
This placed South Africa's 2025-26 maize exports at 729,690 tonnes, out of the expected seasonal exports of 2.24 million tonnes. The current marketing year only ends in April 2026. 2/
South Africa exported 45,044 tonnes of maize last week, with about 69% going to Zimbabwe and the rest to other countries in the Southern African region. 1/
The surging global growth of Japanese green teas
UK farmers had a poor grain crop
The grazing veld looks great in various regions of eastern South Africa. The summer rains will further improve the conditions. This is good for livestock!
The situation at the University of Fort Hare is deeply troubling and saddening. The destruction of such a great university!
Nice rains in the northern KZN regions, which help as farmers have started preparing the land for the 2025-26 season, which promises to be excellent for agriculture.
Farmers in the eastern regions of South Africa have begun preparing their land for the new season. We are outside Balfour, and fieldwork is underway in these regions.