Agriculture matters with Wandile Sihlobo

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While we maintain a cautious view of the South African agricultural machinery sales outlook in 2022, the high-frequency data confirm that the sales remained robust in the first three months of the year. The tractor sales were up by 5% y/y in March 2022, with 641 units sold. At the same time, the combine harvester sales were up 48% y/y, with 43 units sold.

11 Apr 2022 English South Africa Business · Arts Sam Mkokeli

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