According to knowledge from Statistics South Africa, within the first quarter of 2022, agriculture gross worth added grew by 0,8% quarter-on-quarter (seasonally adjusted).
This quarterly progress is on the again of improved exercise within the horticulture business and a few discipline crops akin to soybeans and sunflower seeds, amongst others. While the 2021/22 agricultural manufacturing season began on a downbeat footing, with extreme rains damaging some crop and vegetable fields, a breather from mid-January allowed for replanting and restoration in some fields. In addition to those enhancements, there was a first rate deciduous fruit harvest. Moreover, there are expectations of a massive citrus harvest.
Nevertheless, farmingportal.co.za stories that South Africa’s agriculture quarterly gross value-added figures are usually fairly risky. A mild contraction of between 3-5% year-on-year in 2022 is anticipated. This will primarily be on the again of a decline in some discipline crop harvests, mixed with the bottom results after two years of stable progress the place the sector expanded by 14,9% y/y in 2020 and eight,8% y/y in 2021 (revised figures).
Agbiz chief economist Wandile Sihlobo stated SA’s agriculture quarterly gross value-added figures tended to be fairly risky so Agbiz’s current communication targeted on the annual efficiency.
“This impact will likely show in the second-quarter data. Moreover, the livestock subsector, which accounts for a substantial share of the agricultural value-added, also faces numerous challenges this year, such as rising feed costs and outbreaks of foot-and-mouth which have led to an export ban to some markets.”
Source: heraldlive.co.za