AGRICULTURE NEWS - Western Cape grain producers are facing another challenging planting season, according to Toit Wessels, assistant manager of marketing and Nampo at Grain SA.
“Due to high input costs and very little soil moisture, the grain industry in the province remains under severe pressure.”
According to Wessels, producers in the Swartland had completed about 90% of canola and barley plantings, but only 50% of wheat.
Crops planted earlier were appearing here and there, he said, but pointed out that the warm weather that had been prevalent over the past few weeks were not at all conducive to the growth of the crops.
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