At the end of last month, we knew that South Africa would have an excellent soybean harvest in terms of volumes. However, we had doubts about the quality in some areas due to the excessively wet weather conditions that persisted through to the end of April. We remain concerned about the quality of the crop in certain regions.
The Crop Estimate Committee placed South Africa’s 2024-25 soybean harvest estimate at 2,33 million tonnes, which is up 26% from the previous season. The annual uptick is primarily due to improved yields recovering from last year’s drought.
The area plantings are up slightly, and therefore do not constitute a significant boost to the estimate published by the Crop…
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Fun South African Fact: The national animal of South Africa is the Springbok, the only southern African gazelle.
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Van, startled, spins around and answers the rep, \”It\’s my donkey\’s ears. When they walk under the highway their ears rub along the roof and hurt them. I\’m making it taller so that doesn\’t happen\”.
The rep looking confused, because it\’s a dirt track that runs under the bridge, asks him, \”Why don\’t you grade or dig some of the soil to lower the surface so they can pass through without their ears touching?\”
Van – no the one looking confused then angry answers, \”No man, it\’s their ears that are too long, not their legs!\”