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            <title>Agbiz elects VKP group CEO PG Strauss as chairperson</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Industry body the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) has elected PG Strauss chairperson and Lukeshni Chetty and Francois Swanepoel as his deputies during the organisation’s yearly congress on June 4. 

Strauss is also group CEO of agriculture solutions VKB Group and brings to Agbiz in-depth experience in agriculture and international trade. 

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            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Citrus exports from flooded areas to be at least 5% lower – CGA</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Initial assessments of flood-impacted citrus-growing areas indicate that the recent severe weather will cause a decrease of at least 5% in expected export estimates from flood-damaged areas, says industry organisation the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA). The areas affected are Patensie, in the Eastern Cape, and Citrusdal and Boland, in the Western Cape.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>Steenhuisen gets ahead of potential HPAI outbreaks by setting framework for vaccination in place  </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) welcomes the initiative by Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen to introduce a regulatory framework that allows for vaccination as part of South Africa's strategy to combat Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).

The Minister announced on June 3 his intention to amend the Animal Diseases Regulations to allow for HPAI vaccinations in the country and confirmed that interim control measures would be put in place while the policy shift is being formalised. 
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            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Italy’s SDF agricultural machinery group sets up shop in the Western Cape</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Western Cape has secured another international investment, with Italian agricultural machinery manufacturer SDF opening its South African commercial subsidiary in Paarl. The 100-year-old company behind Same tractors, Deutz-Fahr tractors and Gregoire grape harvesters, will oversee the operations of its brands in South Africa, through existing importer and dealer partnerships, from its new office in the Cape Winelands.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Parliamentary Committee warns on Tongaat; proposes enabling biofuels framework</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa's Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition has warned that the future of Tongaat Hulett remains a major threat to the sugar industry’s recovery, and that viable diversification options that facilitate inclusive growth and transformation are critical for the industry. “Flexibility within the sugar value chain is essential to ensure its long-term sustainability,” said committee chairperson Mzwandile Masina.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>South African wine industry deliberates on its future in the current global context</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Wine industry leaders and stakeholders convened in Stellenbosch, in the Western Cape, this week to assess the future of South African wine, with speakers taking stock of the economic headwinds, climate realities and global trends that affect the production and consumption of South African wine daily. Nedbank chief economist Nicky Weimar surveyed the positive trends in South Africa’s energy, rail and port infrastructure sectors, noting that structural and policy reforms had lowered the country’s risk premium, while sound fiscal discipline had led to a welcome sovereign risk rating upgrade.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <title>Valmet to upgrade recovery boiler at Sappi's Saiccor mill</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Global technology group Valmet has been contracted by Sappi Southern Africa to deliver a full engineering, procurement and construction package for the replacement of recovery boiler components at the Saiccor dissolving wood pulp mill, South Africa, in order to improve operational safety, reduce the risk of unplanned downtime and improve the overall reliability of the mill. Valmet has been tasked with replacing the rear wall and economiser in the existing MgO1 boiler, which uses magnesium closed-loop recovery technology. The scope of supply covers project management, engineering, manufacturing, materials, installation planning and erection of the recovery boiler pressure parts.]]></description>
            <author>Chanel de Bruyn</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African Sorghum Bioethanol Study, produced by market research and strategy company BluePrint and commissioned by the Localisation Support Fund, shows that there are viable commercial opportunities for the production of bioethanol from crops in South Africa. However, farmers and chemicals industry professionals attending a roundtable discussion held at the Industrial Development Corporation, in Sandton, on May 27, emphasised that there was little incentive for farmers to plant crops, if there was not clear demand, addressable markets and minimum prices for the crops.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>BIOFUEL</category>
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            <title>Inflation impact likely in emerging markets owing to US-Iran war – BMI</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Financial market research company BMI expects oil prices to average $90/bbl this year, and to remain higher for longer, which will, in turn, feed into rising inflation. This will lead to pressure being placed on the reserves of energy-importing countries and to tightening monetary policies, particularly in emerging markets in Asia, said BMI Emerging Markets director and global economist Nikhil Sanghani on May 26.]]></description>
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            <title>High Court makes landmark ruling that FMD vaccines may be privately procured, administered </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Pretoria High Court has granted a landmark interim order that Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccines may be procured and administered privately, without State veterinary involvement.

The court also interdicted Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen from interfering in private commercial relations of those who lawfully import FMD vaccines into South Africa.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Kgodiso fund to grow presence as innovative farmer funding, support model boosts sector</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Agriculture and farmer development fund the Kgodiso Development Fund (KDF), which was established by food and beverage multinational PepsiCo in 2022 as a condition of its acquisition of Pioneer Foods, reports success in its mandate of funding the development of farmers and aims to grow its presence and impact in the coming years. Since its establishment, the fund had approved R246-million for black entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector, including R233-million in loans to entrepreneurs and R12-million to small, medium-sized and microenterprises in the agricultural services and agroprocessing value chain, KDF executive director Diale Tilo said in a May 25 briefing, in Johannesburg.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>Grain SA, Sacota take legal steps over delayed implementation of revised wheat tariffs</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Industry bodies Grain SA and the South African Cereals and Oilseeds Trade Association (Sacota) have taken formal legal steps following continued delays in the implementation of the revised wheat tariff. This follows an application submitted to the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) in June 2024 to amend the current tariff-based reference price and automate the tariff publication process.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[With the liquidation hearing of sugar miller Tongaat Hulett less than a month away and no firm solution to avoid liquidation in sight, a grower-led entity – GrowerCo – has been established with a view to securing the funding necessary to keep Tongaat Hulett’s mills and refinery operational, without which many parts of the sugar industry would collapse. GrowerCo's proposal is built around the long-term sustainability of Tongaat Hulett and includes small- and large-scale canegrowers as equity partners, in stark contrast to an extractive private-equity model.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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