The Xchange Platform Agricultural Market Viewpoint with Wandile Sihlobo

South Africa’s agricultural outlook for 2026 remains positive

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We are in another favourable agricultural season in South Africa, with favourable rains that enabled the farmers to plant and supported the grazing veld for the livestock industry. This builds on a better agricultural performance in 2025, a year of La Niña rains that supported the sector. The only significant risk at the moment is foot-and-mouth disease, which continues to weigh on South Africa’s cattle industry. The Department of Agriculture is undertaking a nationwide vaccination campaign against foot-and-mouth disease, and the success of this process remains vital to the sustainability of the sector.
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10 Jan English South Africa Investing · Food

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