Are cooling agricultural equipment sales in South Africa a temporary blip? open.substack.com/pub/wandile/...

Misleading narratives about South Africa’s farming sector continue. open.substack.com/pub/wandile/...

SOUTH AFRICA'S AGRICULTURE ENTERS A CRITICAL MONTH open.substack.com/pub/wandile/...

South Africa is a NET EXPORTER of oilseed meal, following significant investments to expand local crushing capacity. This crushing capacity expansion led to a MASSIVE increase in our soybean production, which ultimately delivered the pleasing results illustrated in the chart.

Summary statement of the meeting between me and the CEO of the ARC open.substack.com/pub/wandile/...

On plant health and embracing new plant-breeding techniques in South Africa. open.substack.com/pub/wandile/...

South Africa exported 49,741 tonnes of maize in the last week of March 2026, with about 54% going to Zimbabwe, 16% to Namibia, and the remainder to other countries in the Southern African region. 1/

South African agricultural exporters must find new markets amid Middle East war www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026...

War and disease shape South Africa's agriculture’s first quarter — but there are positives wandile.substack.com/p/war-and-di...

Lower global food prices and the higher fertiliser prices. Why? wandile.substack.com/p/lower-glob...

The African continent is at the heart of South Africa's agricultural export success open.substack.com/pub/wandile/...

War and disease shape SA agriculture’s first quarter — but there are positives www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...

Understanding the factors behind the weaker sentiment in South Africa's agriculture. open.substack.com/pub/wandile/...

Zimbabwe remains South Africa’s most rewarding market for maize exports. open.substack.com/pub/wandile/...

PODCAST: The Middle East remains a key potential export market for South Africa’s agriculture www.financialmail.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026...

COTTON! We have a lot of it in South Africa this year. Our 2025-26 cotton production is forecast to increase by 31% to 81 431 bales, supported by a strong recovery in dryland yields despite a moderate decline in irrigated yields.

The Middle East remains a key potential export market for South Africa’s agriculture. open.substack.com/pub/wandile/...

I see some people have misunderstood my point that HIGHER FERTILISER PRICES, ordinarily, shouldnt lead to an immediate increase in food prices. The major near-term challenge is fuel prices. www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...

Low threat, high opportunity for agricultural trade open.substack.com/pub/wandile/...

Fuel and fertiliser risks — why Middle East conflict threatens SA’s food price outlook. www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...

SA boere is kreatief en veerkragtig, sê landbou-gesant www.landbou.com/bedrywe/bedr...

Time flies! This year marks a decade of writing a weekly agricultural column for the Business Day. No, I am not exiting the column. We are still “in the game” 😊. My next column is out on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.

Fuel supplies, agriculture, and panic buying challenges open.substack.com/pub/wandile/...

The rumors of unfair pricing of farm inputs in some regions of South Africa are worrying. The sector is already financially strained.

The costs of fear about fear, and the surge in fertiliser prices. open.substack.com/pub/wandile/...

A subdued mood in the South African farming sector. open.substack.com/pub/wandile/...

WANDILE SIHLOBO | Wither consumer food price inflation in 2026? www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026...

"China’s wealth is in increasingly liver-spotted hands. Those 60 or older accounted for 49% of people worth at least 5bn yuan ($720m) in 2025, up from 23% in 2016" - The Economist

This month is the start of South Africa’s 2026-27 soybean marketing year, which corresponds with the 2025-26 production year. Farmers in the early planted areas delivered 3,350 tonnes of soybean to commercial silos.

Earlier this evening, I joined cnbc africa for a brief conversation about the impact of the Middle East conflict on South Africa's agricultural sector. www.cnbcafrica.com/media/777341...

A window on the crop conditions around the world. open.substack.com/pub/wandile/...

The 2026 wine grape harvest is progressing well across South Africa's wine grape-growing regions. 🍷🇿🇦🍷

Implications of the Middle East conflict for South African agriculture. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLQ2...

Why are South African farmers feeling downbeat about business conditions in the country? open.substack.com/pub/wandile/...

South Africa’s agriculture faces some challenges, but the long-term outlook for the sector remains so exciting. There remains untapped growth potential and possible job opportunities.

Welcome to a period of high input costs in South African agriculture open.substack.com/pub/wandile/...

We will publish the first-quarter 2026 results of the Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI), a sentiment indicator for the South African farming and agribusiness sector, on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.

This is a painful period for the South African cattle industry; the current disease is immensely costly to farmers.

The Middle East is a key player in the global fertiliser market. As a country that imports roughly 80% of its annual fertiliser requirements, we, South Africa, are obviously concerned about the impact of current events on fertiliser prices, amongst other key matters.

Global food prices remain relatively lower than a year ago due to ample supplies of grains, vegetable oils, and sugar on the world market. 1/

Notes from our Western Cape agricultural roadshow open.substack.com/pub/wandile/...

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South Africa’s agricultural machinery sales remain resilient. open.substack.com/pub/wandile/...

Published in The Herald today.

Jobs, Growth, and Structural Changes in South Africa’s Agriculture open.substack.com/pub/wandile/...