South African Grain Producers Face Economic Pressures Despite Fair Crop Conditions
Farmers Magazine | 09.01.2026 18:59
Although summer grain crops across large parts of South Africa are currently showing fair to good conditions, Grain SA warns that the real challenge this season lies in the economic realities of grain production. Farmers are facing increasing strain from low grain prices, rising input costs, high mechanisation expenses, and additional costs caused by replanting after waterlogging and stand damage.
