AGRICULTURAL NEWS - Carl Opperman, CEO of Agri Western Cape, said the outlook for the winter grain area was generally better than last year this time, but follow-up rain was required in all the regions:
“The Cape metropole received good rains over the past couple of weeks, resulting in grain farmers for the first time in a long while, not having to plant in dust.”
So far, it had rained well in the dry Eendekuil region of the Swartland, with the region up until now receiving 70mm of rain, in comparison with 86mm for the whole of last year.
“The grain is looking good. A few farmers suffered erosion damage, but nothing serious,” Opperman said.
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