Weather prediction next 3 days.
on 5 December , 2019
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Bloemfontein Klerksdorp Next 3 days
Rain fall 5 Dec 2019
on 5 December , 2019
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South African weather forecast
on 3 December , 2019
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South African weather starting off favorably, as rain looks positive.
on 3 December , 2019
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South African projected total maize export week 42/52.
on 20 February , 2018
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With current export levels and 10 weeks left on the financial year it seems that export would be very close to 2 427 mt exported for … Read More
Current weather condition 7/2/18
on 7 February , 2018
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Currently maize production area look very good, especially the favorable weather conditions.
The weather events
on 30 January , 2018
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This morning it looks good over the interior part of the country, with some more shower falling over the central producing areas. Current conditions Wunderground. Past … Read More
Weekend rain 28 January 2018.
on 29 January , 2018
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28 January The rain from Sunday morning to Monday morning brought some welcomed releave for many farmers in the North West province, This was more in … Read More
24 hour Precipitation-
on 27 January , 2018
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26-27 January
Past 24 hours precipitation.
on 24 January , 2018
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South African white maize prices declines over the last couple of days. The favorable weather is the main reason. We have seen some rain over the … Read More
Past 24 precipitation.
on 16 January , 2018
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Source: the weather channel.
ATR moving higher as market trying to determine how weather uncertainty will effect new crop.
on 9 January , 2018
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Wunderground. Rain is needed over the central maize planting area over the next couple of days. Although rain predictions indicate that we will see some rain … Read More
Technical H18WM
on 15 December , 2017
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Market broke lower, breaking longer term support levels at 1920 testing lows a new at 1880, then bouncing higher to close at 1898.
South African maize deliveries week 32/52.
on 15 December , 2017
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South African projected total maize export week 32/52.
on 15 December , 2017
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Indication of the past 24 hour rain precipitation.
on 15 November , 2017
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Good rain have fallen in the central maize producing areas. The market would be on the lookout for followup rain indications on weather modules, for price … Read More
South African projected total maize export week 28/52.
on 15 November , 2017
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Maize export on the YM is still on par, but the WM is declining. Bring the average down on total export projection.
South African maize deliveries week 28/52.
on 15 November , 2017
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South African maize deliveries for the past 2 weeks were 21,5k WM and 10,84k YM. With the difference of 1 833 k that need to be … Read More
South African Maize planting new season, current precipitation.
on 9 November , 2017
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Wunderground
South African weather market- maize
on 8 November , 2017
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With farmers well away in there planting for the new season, weather forcast modules and actual precipitation will be watch closely, in indicting price movement over … Read More
South African maize market trade higher on weather.
on 1 November , 2017
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We have seen good support this morning in the maize market. Although international parity was down, the market traded higher confirming the brake out of longerterm … Read More
South African current maize export to date,projected towards full year estimate.
on 1 November , 2017
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If current export to date continue at the tempo we have seen to date we look set to see exports very close to R3 million tons … Read More
South African maize deliveries to date vs CEC estimates to.
on 1 November , 2017
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South African deliveries to date on white and yellow maize after 26 weeks stood at 14 896k.
South African Weather for new maize planting season.
on 26 October , 2017
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Current weather system is moving in over the interior maize planting areas. Bringing welcomed rain to framers.
South African weather outlook over maize planting area for new season.
on 20 October , 2017
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South African maize deliveries.
on 18 October , 2017
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South African producers has delivered just over 14, 835 mt for current harvest season. That is 88.6% of the total estimate by the south african crop … Read More
South African Maize Export week 24.
on 18 October , 2017
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At current rate of export the total half yearly maize export looks as follow. WM- 907 318 ton YM-479 749 ton Bringing the monthly avg for … Read More
South African deliveries to date, start of harvesting to date.
on 4 October , 2017
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Delivery tempo graph for South African white and yellow maize.
on 4 October , 2017
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Delivery rate to final production forecast.
on 4 October , 2017
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South African projected export 3 Oct 2017.
on 3 October , 2017
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Export are still on track to reach 3 milj tons for the year. In graph below a projection is made with the last 22 weeks of … Read More
South African projected export for 19 Sep 2017.
on 19 September , 2017
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Over the past couple of weeks we saw an over all decline in exports, resulting in the total projection for the year, declining to 3,1 million … Read More
South African export projection basicly unchanged from previous estimate.
on 6 September , 2017
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Total exports to date at 1,18 milj tons. YM at 0,79. WM at 0,39. Escalating export to date indicate that we would expect a projected total … Read More
Farmer deliveries to date vs CEC estimation 6 Sep.
on 6 September , 2017
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The current figures shows that we still 2.173 mil tons short from the CEC estemates. Working on an average of 8% for new seasons to establish … Read More
Farms deliveries to date vs CEC estimation.
on 23 August , 2017
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Farmers deliveries to solo’s is still declining, as farmers start finish harvesting of late planted crop. In the graph below one can see that to reach … Read More
South African export projection still on track.
on 23 August , 2017
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Export report for 12-18 August. WM-9 329ton YM-59 592ton Current week. Previous week.
Is South African deliveries inline with the CEC estimates regarding final crop size.
on 17 August , 2017
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If one have a look at current deliveries to date vs CEC crop size estimates, one can start seeing that the projections made are inline taking … Read More
South African weekly maize deliveries as a percentage to total crop deliveries to date.
on 17 August , 2017
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In the chart above we can clearly see that delivery tempo is dropping, indicating that farmers are finalizing there crop delivery for the current season.
South African Export, projected for full year.
on 15 August , 2017
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Out of the current export figures one starts to see that the demand for yellow is picking up, while the demand for white is still dropping. … Read More
CBOT Corn
on 2 August , 2017
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Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg The Great Corn Clash Is Coming as U.S., Brazil Farmers Face Off https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-30/the-great-corn-clash-is-coming-as-u-s-brazil-farmers-face-off By Tatiana Freitas More stories by Tatiana Freitas and … Read More
Current export projection vs previous week projection.
on 1 August , 2017
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Previous projection at 3 429k vs new at 3 165k. Previous week projection. Current week, adjusted projection.
South African White Maize as an interest bearing investment.(food for thought)
on 31 July , 2017
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With current market conditions, where we have a surplus of white maize, it might be a better investment to hold on to your current crop then … Read More
South African Exports to date
on 25 July , 2017
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Rand stable after interest rate move.
on 21 July , 2017
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Rand was firm after SARB rate decision to lower interest rates by 0,25%. The rand initially moved to 13,03, but strenghtened from these levels. Currently trading … Read More
Weekly Maize Delivery rate as a percentage to actual total deliveries to date.
on 19 July , 2017
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Indicating delivery tempo- increasing, decreasing or stable. Graph below-Indication delivery rate still on par with crop estimate commitee estimates.
Calculating our ending stock on the projections of current weekly export to date.
on 18 July , 2017
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Total maize White Maize Yellow Maize When running the projected exports into our current S&D and making the assumption, that the current tempo determains the future … Read More
S.A actual export to date projected over 52 weeks.
on 18 July , 2017
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Looking at current exports to date, and assuming that we can sustain the current rate of exports, then projecting it over the next 52 weeks, our … Read More
South African Supply and Demand
on 12 July , 2017
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If one looks at projected figures, the South African supply and demand situation looks as follows. ( projected figures is using the current figures of 3 … Read More
Rand and CBOT braking higher.
on 10 July , 2017
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We are seeing more major levels brake on cbot as weather continuous to stay bullish. With futher shortcovering taking place. We well above the 100 day … Read More
South African weekly maize deliveries vs CEC final crop estimate.
on 29 June , 2017
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In the above chart it can be seen that the tempo of current maize deliveries, puts us inline for the crop in 17 years, in accordance … Read More
South African maize deliveries to date.
on 28 June , 2017
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South African maize deliveries pace confirms that we in line with the CEC estimates. Putting maize production well on it’s way of producing one of the … Read More
Rand and CBOT Corn.
on 22 June , 2017
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CBOT and Rand update for parity on the 22 June 2017.
Market close argricultural S.A.
on 15 June , 2017
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Market open 30 rand lower on overnight parity move. But closed, close to opening after rand weakend dearing trading. Closing parity as below.
Closing parity prices
on 14 June , 2017
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Market closed 13 rand up on parities on international market movements. Everyone in awaitng Feds, FOMC meeting anouncement on rates 20h00, local time.
Closing parity prices South African maize market.
on 13 June , 2017
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Market parity moved 44 zar down from yesterday’s close. After rand and corn broke lower. Under key resistance levels. Corn down after better than expected weather … Read More
Parity move on Zar and Corn move at close
on 12 June , 2017
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39.36825 x 3.8050 x 12.85 = 1924.88
CBOT-Graph
on 31 May , 2017
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First time we seen CBOT moved above resistance levels after it kept above the 100 day moving average, not been able to drop below this level.Planting progress is … Read More
Having a look at the new planting season, for South African market after the drought last year.
on 17 November , 2016
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We did a short route this year to see how the farmers were making progress. Below is as map of the route Just before … Read More
December White Maize Technical Chart
on 12 November , 2016
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Below is a daily chart, for the DEC16WMAZ contract, showing a head-and-shoulders formation. In light of the limit-up close yesterday as well as the Rand which … Read More
Cbot Breaks lower.
on 12 November , 2016
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November WASDE report, released yesterday afternoon, showed the following: U.S. corn production forecast came in at a record 15.23bil bu vs expected 15.04bil bu whilst the … Read More
Dollar against the Euro
on 12 November , 2016
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This is what happened to the Dollar against the Euro since this morning 3am. Donal Trump moved into the lead with 244 seats for the Republican … Read More
U.S. corn harvest 86% completed.
on 12 November , 2016
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U.S. corn harvest is in the finish straight with pace at 86% completed vs the same time last year of 91% and vs the 5yr average … Read More
South African Weather forcast new season
on 12 November , 2016
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Weather models have turned wetter as both the medium term forecast and the 10-day forecast agree on good rains for South Africa’s main maize growing regions … Read More
South African Weather outlook new planting season.
on 12 November , 2016
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Light to medium and even heavy rains could be expected across the North West, Free State and southern parts of Mpumalanga over the next 18hr’s. Medium … Read More
Volatility December White Maize
on 12 November , 2016
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Below is a line graph portraying volatility measures for the DEC16WMAZ contract. Volatility across the board, when looking at the chart, increased as factors ranging from … Read More
South African imports for 26th week ending 28 Oct 2016.
on 12 November , 2016
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South Africa imported 109,140t of maize for the 26th week ending October 28th. White maize imports were sourced from Mexico in amounts of 33,546t whilst yellow … Read More
Weekly US Corn Harvest progress 1 November 2016.
on 12 November , 2016
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The red additions to the stacked bar chart below indicate the increase in U.S. corn harvested over the past week. U.S. corn harvested now stand at … Read More
Chicago corn prices breakout?
on 12 November , 2016
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Chicago corn prices breakout? Not yet…Below is a 4hr chart portraying the trade action for the DEC16CORN contract (ZCZ2016) traded in Chicago. The contracts price tested … Read More
Breakout Dec16 White Maize above resistance.
on 12 November , 2016
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Below is a daily chart of the DEC16WMAZ contract showing the breakout from the downward trend, gap closed which was previous left at R3770 and possibly … Read More
October CEC report showed producers intentions
on 12 November , 2016
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The October CEC report showed producers intentions to plant South African maize in the 2016/17 marketing year up 26.5% from the previous season at 2.463mil ha … Read More
S. Africa imported 81,911t of maize for the week ending Oct 21st
on 12 November , 2016
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S. Africa imported 81,911t of maize for the week ending Oct 21st. White maize imports made up 25,249t from Mexico vs the prev week’s 6,544t whilst … Read More
U.S. crop progress report
on 12 November , 2016
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The most recent U.S. crop progress report showed corn harvested at 61% vs the 5yr average of 62% and vs expectation of between 60% – 64% … Read More
Dec16 White Maize breaks higher
on 12 November , 2016
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Friday’s trade action saw December and March white maize prices rally limits higher for a second consecutive day on the back of talk that white ships … Read More
DEC16CORN contract breaks lower
on 12 November , 2016
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Below is a 4hr candle stick chart portraying the trade action for the DEC16CORN contract traded in Chicago. Corn prices tested resistance at $3.58 for a … Read More
Old Season New Season Spread South African White Maize
on 12 November , 2016
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Below is a line graph showing an update of the JUL17WMAZ/MAR17WMAZ spread, with July less March. The spread quickly closed R246 over the first two days … Read More
South African corn imports
on 12 November , 2016
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for the week ending October 14th came in at 49,678t. Yellow maize in amount of 43,134t was sourced from Argentina whilst 6,544t of maize were bought … Read More
This morning’s weather South African maize area 2016
on 12 November , 2016
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This morning’s weather map surprised as conditions turned wetter, a day sooner, as shown in the map below. The North West province and the Free State … Read More
Chicago corn prices drifted higher
on 12 November , 2016
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Chicago corn prices drifted higher over the course of Friday’s session as U.S. corn export sales remain strong this quarter. Corn exported for the latest week … Read More
South African maize breaks technically to upside
on 12 November , 2016
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Below is a daily candle stick chart portraying the trade action for the DEC16WMAZ contract over the past couple of months. Trade slipped hard during the … Read More
DEC16CORN (ZCZ2016)
on 12 November , 2016
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This is what we saw in the October WASDE report: U.S. corn production came in-line with expectations at 15.06bil bu vs exp 15.06bil bu and vs … Read More
U.S. crop progress report
on 12 November , 2016
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The latest U.S. crop progress report showed the countries corn ‘good-to-excellent’ rating remain UNCH at 73%. A comparison between the current year in red and the … Read More
Weather outlook South African Maize area
on 12 November , 2016
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Below is a weather map, provided by 1stweather.com, which shows the maximum temperatures possible over South Africa’s main maize growing regions. Conditions are expected to be … Read More
DEC16WMAZ 08
on 12 November , 2016
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South African white maize prices continue to slide. Below is a daily chart showing the DEC16WMAZ price just continuing to scrape on the bottom of the … Read More
Rand/$ 07
on 12 November , 2016
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Below is a 15min chart portraying the Rand/$ move over the past day. The Rand started weakening in ‘short-term’ trend since yesterday afternoon on the back … Read More
Dec16WM Graph 6 Oct
on 12 November , 2016
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Below is a long term historic chart portraying the trade action for the DEC16WMAZ contract over the past year and a half. The contract has shed … Read More
Dec16WM Vols
on 5 October , 2016
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Volatility on the DEC16WMAZ contract has climbed steadily over the past 2months as shown in the line graph below. Published volatility climbed 1% after yesterday’s session … Read More
Weekly USDA Progress Report
on 5 October , 2016
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The latest U.S. crop progress report showed the countries corn crop harvest at 24% completed and vs last week’s 15% and vs the 5yr average of … Read More
Mar17Jul17 WM Spread
on 5 October , 2016
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Below is a line graph portraying the spread between JUL17WMAZ and MAR17WMAZ (July less March). The spread has seemingly closed over the past two weeks but … Read More
S. Africa’s 2016 final maize crop estimate
on 5 October , 2016
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CEC showed S. Africa’s 2016 final maize crop estimate pegged at 7.536mil t, up 3.29% or 239,850t, and vs exp UNCH 7.297mil t. White maize production … Read More
Good to Excellent rating CBOT Corn
on 5 October , 2016
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U.S. crop progress for the latest week looks as follows: Corn conditions remained UNCH with a good-to-excellent rating of 74%; Corn harvested now stand at 15% … Read More
Dec16Corn
on 5 October , 2016
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Below is a 4 hour chart portraying the trade action for the DEC16 corn contract (ZCZ2016) traded in Chicago. Corn prices have been unable to break … Read More
Dec16WM Graph
on 5 October , 2016
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Below is a daily candle stick chart portraying the trade action for the DEC16WMAZ contract over the past 2 months. Trade has slipped sharply back into … Read More
US-ZAR
on 5 October , 2016
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The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank leaves interest rates unchanged as expected at <0.5% causing the Dollar to weaken to $1.12/€ whilst the Rand gained significant strength … Read More
Weekly Progressive Maize Imports
on 5 October , 2016
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South Africa imported 59K t of maize for the week ending September 16th, all yellow variety corn. 92% Of imports were sourced from Argentina whilst the … Read More
Weekly US Corn Harvest
on 5 October , 2016
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U.S. corn harvested increased to 9% and vs last week’s 5% and vs the 5yr average off 12%. Below is a stacked bar chart portraying the … Read More
Corn Graph
on 5 October , 2016
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U.S. corn giving us a surprise rally to start the week. ZCZ2016 U.S. corn prices up nearly 10cents since our session close on Friday. Could this … Read More
Breaking back inside the downward channel-Technical Dec16WM
on 16 September , 2016
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Below is a daily candle stick chart portraying the trade action for the DEC16WMAZ contract over the past couple of months. Maize prices plummeted and turned … Read More
Technical Dec16WM
on 16 September , 2016
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The DEC16WMAZ contract dropped and closed extended limits or R150 lower for the first time ever on a main contract month before options expire. The contract … Read More
CBOT Graph
on 16 September , 2016
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The September WASDE report showed figures as follows: U.S. corn production estimate for 2016 came in at 15.093bil bu and vs exp 15.027bil bu and vs … Read More
Weekly US Progress
on 16 September , 2016
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U.S. corn harvested now stand at 5% completed as of September 11th and vs last year’s 4% and vs the 5yr average of 7%. States currently … Read More
The Rand weakened approximately 2%
on 1 September , 2016
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This could be a spanner in the works for some grain bears…The Rand weakened approximately 2% from the grain session close to R14.73/$ after Futuregrowth Asset … Read More
South Africa imported
on 1 September , 2016
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South Africa imported 140,328t of corn for the week ending August 26th. White maize made up 44,976t imported from Mexico whilst yellow maize made up 95,352t … Read More
U.S. crop progress
on 1 September , 2016
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The weekly U.S. crop progress report showed the corn ‘good-to-excellent’ rating remain unchanged week over week at 75% as shown in the graph below. Corn in … Read More
Volatility Dec16WMAZ
on 1 September , 2016
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Recent volatility development for the DEC16WMAZ contract
CEC estimate
on 1 September , 2016
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2015/16 to 7.297mil t vs prev estimate of 7.261mil t and vs a survey expectation by Reuters and Bloomberg of 7.2 & 7.26mil t. White maize … Read More
South African maize producer deliveries
on 1 September , 2016
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South African maize producer deliveries for the week ending Aug 19th came in at 210,058t and vs last week’s 240,779t. White maize delivered made up 145,574t … Read More
US/ZAR
on 1 September , 2016
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The Rand shot higher, weakening more than 50cents against the Dollar, late yesterday afternoon after it was reported on a news website that the Hawks had … Read More
U.S. crop progress
on 23 August , 2016
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The most recent U.S. crop progress report showed a 1% increase to 75% for U.S. corn ‘good-to-excellent’ rating vs an expectation that we could’ve seen a … Read More
DEC16CORN (ZCZ2016 contract traded in Chicago).
on 23 August , 2016
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Below is a 1hr chart portraying the trade action for DEC16CORN (ZCZ2016 contract traded in Chicago). U.S. corn prices for the December contract was unable to … Read More
MRT17W/JUL17WMAZ spread
on 23 August , 2016
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A quick look at what the MRT17W/JUL17WMAZ spread has done since the last update: The spread opened a good R343 over the past 2 weeks as … Read More
DEC16WMAZ Graph
on 23 August , 2016
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Below is a daily chart portraying the trade action for the DEC16WMAZ contract over the past couple of months. The contract price has shown good strength … Read More
Yellow Maize Imports RSA
on 23 August , 2016
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South African maize imports for the week ending Aug 12th came in at 42,721t, bringing total progressive maize imports for the current marketing year to 471,974t … Read More
Good to Excellent USDA
on 23 August , 2016
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The latest U.S. crop progress report showed the countries ‘good-to-excellent’ rating remain unchanged at 74%. Corn dough increased to 73% completed and vs last week’s 53% … Read More
U.S. corn production
on 23 August , 2016
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Friday’s WASDE report showed the following figures: U.S. Corn yield came in well above expectation at 175.1bu/acre vs prev 168 and vs expected 170.6; U.S. corn … Read More
CBOT Corn
on 23 August , 2016
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Chicago corn, for December delivery, is just pivoting around its technical support/resistance level of $3.33/bushel as shown in the 4hour chart below. Traders will look ahead … Read More
U.S. crop progress report
on 23 August , 2016
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The latest U.S. crop progress report showed a 2% reduction in corn ‘good-to-excellent’ rating to 74%. The drop in the rating came from a 2% decline … Read More
Mar17WMAZ-Jul17WMAZ SPREAD
on 23 August , 2016
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Below is a graph portraying the spread between MAR17WMAZ and JUL17WMAZ, with July over March. The spread continued to close over the past 4 weeks. The … Read More
Rand Graph
on 23 August , 2016
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The Rand rallied in strength reaching new 9month’s highs against the Dollar after the Bank of England cut interest rates by 25 basis points as well … Read More
DEC16CORN contract (ZCZ2016) traded in Chicago
on 23 August , 2016
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Below is a 4h chart portraying the trade action for the DEC16CORN contract (ZCZ2016) traded in Chicago. The contract price slipped to new 22month lows late … Read More
U.S. corn crop progress report
on 23 August , 2016
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The latest U.S. corn crop progress report left the ‘good-to-excellent’ rating unchanged at 76% as shown in the graph below. The ‘good’ rating declined by 1% … Read More
Dollar-ZAR Graph
on 23 August , 2016
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The Rand rallied in strength against the Dollar on Friday afternoon after U.S. advance GDP missed expectation causing a weakness in the Dollar. The Rand plunged … Read More
DEC16WMAZ Volatility
on 23 August , 2016
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Volatility slowed significantly for the DEC16WMAZ contract over the month of June and in the first week of July but has recently picked up well due … Read More
Production Estimate CEC
on 23 August , 2016
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The 7th summer crop production report released by the CEC showed the South African maize production forecasts increase by 101,000t to 7.26mil t and vs market … Read More
South African Maize Imports
on 23 August , 2016
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South Africa increased its maize imports by 32,096t week over week, this time all white maize from Mexico, to bring the cumulative maize imports for the … Read More
U.S. Crop progress report
on 23 August , 2016
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The recent U.S. Crop progress report showed corn ‘good-to-excellent’ rating remain UNCH at 76%, topping the best conditions for this time of the year vs the … Read More
Dec17WM graph
on 23 August , 2016
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South African maize prices and U.S. corn prices dip lower into unknown territory. Below is a daily chart portraying the price action for the DEC16WMAZ contract … Read More
Corn Graph
on 23 August , 2016
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Temperatures are on the rise across the U.S. Corn Belt but also expected are a flow of precipitation for the next 5-7days….sounds like a recipe for … Read More
Mar17/Jul17WM Spread
on 23 August , 2016
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Below is a line graph portraying the spread movement between JUL17WMAZ over MAR17WMAZ. The spread has steadily closed since the end of May with just more … Read More
Cumulative WM imports
on 20 July , 2016
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Progressive white maize imports reached 93,990t after 18,983t of corn were bought from Mexico for the week ending July 5th. Below is chart portraying progressive white … Read More
Is the Jul16WM at a high or are we going to see still higher prices?
on 19 May , 2016
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Below is daily chart portraying the price action for the JUL16WMAZ price since the beginning of the year. The contract broke upwards from its downward trend … Read More
U.S. old crop corn ending stocks
on 11 May , 2016
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The May WASDE report showed: U.S. old crop corn ending stocks came in fairly in-line with expectation at 1.803bil bu vs exp 1.841bil bu and vs … Read More
U.S Corn Planting
on 10 May , 2016
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U.S. corn planting continues to run well on pace, currently at 64% completed vs expected 62% and vs the 5yr average of 50% and vs the … Read More
Jul16WM 20Day Historical Volatility
on 10 May , 2016
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Below is a graph portraying 4 different measures for the JUL16WMAZ volatility. White maize volatility climbed an average of 5.5% over the past month, as taken … Read More
Jul16WM Contract breaking bearish trend
on 6 May , 2016
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Below is daily chart for the JUL16WMAZ contract. The contract broke higher and clear of its monthly trading range over the past couple of sessions on … Read More
South African Imports
on 5 May , 2016
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South Africa imported a total of 55,705t of maize, for the week ending April 29th – final activity for the 2015/2016 marketing year, of which 9,287t … Read More
South African Rand
on 5 May , 2016
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Below is a 1hour chart portraying the price action for the USD/ZAR currency pair. A quick analysis shows the Rand gaining good strength but found support … Read More
Jul16WM Volatility
on 25 April , 2016
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Quick revision of JUL16WMAZ volatility measures. Below, the graph we’ve previously covered, showing variation of the 20 Day-underlying volatility and published volatility. Volatility has slowly … Read More
Jul16WM Technical
on 22 April , 2016
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The JUL16WMAZ contract showed good strength as it rallied and closed limits higher in yesterday’s session on the back of higher trading Chicago corn prices. Both … Read More
Total RSA Progressive Maize Imports
on 20 April , 2016
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This is how cumulative maize imports look for South Africa, with one week remaining for the 2015/16 marketing year. Maize imports could end the marketing year … Read More
Weekly Us Corn Planting progress
on 20 April , 2016
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U.S. corn plantings are well on its way showing 13% completed vs the same time last year of 7% and vs the 5yr average of 8% … Read More
Mar17Jul17WM Spread
on 18 April , 2016
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An update on the JULY over March 2017 white maize spread. The spread closed rapidly over the month of March to -R782 as shown by the … Read More
USD/Rand
on 15 April , 2016
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Over the past week the Rand continued to gain strength against the Dollar. Gains were followed by some sideways trade after which further strength was … Read More
U.S.Corn
on 15 April , 2016
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The Rand continues to gain strength against the Dollar adding downward pressure on South African maize prices but it’s been the strength in U.S. Corn prices … Read More
Technical break lower, Jul16WM
on 12 April , 2016
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Below is daily candle stick chart portraying the price action for the JUL16WMAZ contract. The contract price slumped sharply lower at the start of yesterday’s session … Read More
Jul16WM Vols
on 11 April , 2016
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The line chart below shows the published volatility, the 20-day underlying volatility based on MTM price, the 20-day underlying volatility based on high and low differences … Read More
Jul16WM
on 8 April , 2016
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The JUL16WMAZ contract retreated and closed R124 higher since its low on the 1st of April 2016. The contract price now faces good resistance at the … Read More
CBOT Corn
on 8 April , 2016
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Below is a daily chart portraying the price action for MAY 16corn (ZCK2016 contract) traded in Chicago. The price of corn regained nearly half of the … Read More
Import Export
on 8 April , 2016
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South African maize imports for the week ending April 1st came in at 110,762t all yellow maize which brings the cumulative progressive maize imports for the … Read More
Mar17/Jul17 WM Spread
on 8 April , 2016
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The spread between JUL17WMAZ over MAR17WMAZ have closed some more over the past 7 sessions since the last post. The 2017 spread closed R285 over this … Read More
CEC Actual 3rd production estimate
on 31 March , 2016
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The CEC reported South Africa’s 3rd summer maize production estimate at 7.065mil t or 2.63% (190,475t) lower than the previous estimate of 7.255mil t. The lower … Read More
CEC Estimate forecast March
on 29 March , 2016
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Tomorrow the CEC will release their 2nd crop estimate, or their ‘3rd production estimate’, for the 2016 South African summer crop. The preliminary crop estimate of … Read More
AVG 20 Days Vols Jul16Wm
on 14 March , 2016
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The line chart below shows the published volatility and ‘average’ 20-day volatility (average between: underlying movement based on mark-to-market prices and the underlying movement based on … Read More
Weather outlook 9Mar2016
on 9 March , 2016
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This morning’s weather map, provided by 1stWeather.com, shows the possible rainfall for the next approximate 18hrs. Medium to heavy rains are expected over South Africa’s main … Read More
Mar17/Jul17 WM Spread
on 3 March , 2016
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Below is a line graph portraying the spread between July white maize over March white maize for the current year 2016, the previous 3 years as … Read More
RSA Progressive maize imports-01 March 2016
on 2 March , 2016
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South Africa imported a weekly record amount of maize in the current marketing year of 150,545t for the week ending Feb 26th . All imports were … Read More
Jul16WM Volatility
on 2 March , 2016
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The chart below portrays the published volatility and the average 20-day volatility (between ‘vol’ calculated based on high and low prices as well as ‘vol’ calculated … Read More
Total RSA Progressive Maize Imports
on 24 February , 2016
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South African maize imports reached more than 1mil t for the current marketing year, since May 2015, as shown in the graph below. Maize imports for … Read More
South African maize imports
on 17 February , 2016
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South African maize imports reached nearly 1mil t for the current marketing year, starting May 2015. Maize imports for the week ending February 12th came in … Read More
CEC final release South African maize crop production 2015
on 11 February , 2016
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The CEC will release their final figure for the previous season, 2015, South African maize crop production at 15:30 local time today. The expectation is to … Read More
Market movement Mar16WM – Jan 2016
on 8 February , 2016
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It’s like watching a tennis match volley, for maize prices, as the market players keep hitting prices from side to side without it ever touching the … Read More
Deliveries week ending Jan 29th
on 8 February , 2016
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South Africa maize deliveries for the week ending Jan 29th came in at 34,510t with white maize making up 18,255t whilst yellow made up 16,255t. Below … Read More
Ha planted vs Avg Yield
on 2 February , 2016
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Adding on to yesterday’s graph, which showed the hectares of maize planted for South Africa for the current year and the past 22 years as shown … Read More
Intentions to plant 2016
on 2 February , 2016
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Below is a line graph portraying the maize hectares planted in South Africa over the past 22yrs and vs the current estimate planted for 2016.
Ha planted from previous year
on 29 January , 2016
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Wednesday’s CEC report surprised most traders, especially on the number of maize hectares planted. Below is a column chart portraying the % change for the maize … Read More
20-Day underlying volatility
on 28 January , 2016
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Below is a line graph portraying the 20-Day underlying volatility based on MTM prices, the 20-Day underlying volatility based on the daily high and lows, an … Read More
CEC Jan 2016
on 28 January , 2016
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Jan 2016
US soy sowings to set record
on 21 January , 2016
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US soy sowings to set record by even bigger margin than thought January 20, 2016 at 1:04 pm US soybean sowings will set a record this … Read More
South African Progressive Imports
on 20 January , 2016
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South African maize exports for the week ending January 15th came in at 17,250t and vs the 10 week average of 14,253t. White maize exports made … Read More
Mar16YM/Corn spread
on 19 January , 2016
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Below is a line graph portraying the current year spread for March yellow maize over March Corn, cash settled and traded on the JSE, as shown … Read More
MarYM/JulYM Spread
on 18 January , 2016
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Below is a line chart portraying the spread between July yellow over March yellow maize for the current year and vs. the previous 3years. The spread … Read More
Brazil Corn-to-Soy Switch Foreshadows Record Glut: Commodities
on 14 January , 2016
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Corn -Soy- Switch
Press Article-South Africa may need to import 5 mln tonnes
on 13 January , 2016
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa may need to import as much as 5 million tonnes of maize this year, roughly half of its requirements, because of … Read More
Press articles Import White Maize for SA from Brazil
on 13 January , 2016
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Andre Janse Van Vuuren January 7, 2016 — 5:53 PM SASTUpdated on January 8, 2016 — 4:20 PM SAST South African buyers of white corn may … Read More
USDA Summary
on 13 January , 2016
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The January WADE report showed U.S. corn Quarterly grain stocks come in within expectation to 11.21bil bu vs market expectation of 11.237bil bu. U.S. corn production … Read More
USDA S&D
on 13 January , 2016
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World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates 12 Jan 2016 GDE Error: Error retrieving file – if necessary turn off error checking (403:Forbidden)
Spread Jul16WM/YM
on 12 January , 2016
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Below is a line graph portraying the July yellow maize spread over the July white maize spread for the current year in red and the past … Read More
Rand weakens to all time low against the Dollar
on 11 January , 2016
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Rand traded as low as 17.9950 against the dollar early Sunday morning as Japanese investors started to buy dollars against the rand, to withdraw there investments. … Read More
Soil Temperature and Corn Emergence
on 8 January , 2016
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Real all about the soil temperature and corn emergence at https://www.pioneer.com
UN Warning on drought in Southern Africa
on 5 January , 2016
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The drought may have much bigger and wider impact on the Southern Africa, and concerns is being raised on food shortage later, in 2016. Read all … Read More
Shocking drought in Freestate, South Africa 2015
on 30 December , 2015
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Cape Town – Harrowing footage of South Africa’s current drought situation will have you wishing for rain and praying for the dry Free State this festive … Read More
White corn climbs to record in SA as planting ends -Bloomberg
on 29 December , 2015
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South Africa http://agriculture.einnews.com/article/303847195/X-D0a0K5qYSzBKb7 White corn climbs to record in SA as planting ends Prices have more than doubled this year. Tshepiso Mokhema, Bloomberg | 29 December 2015 14:20 South … Read More
The gruesome reality of the drought-IOL
on 28 December , 2015
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The gruesome reality of the drought business/opinion / 28 December 2015 at 10:57am By: Wandile Sihlobo Pretoria – The festive season normally sees many Gauteng residents, … Read More
‘SA se voedselmandjie is leeg’-NETWERK24
on 28 December , 2015
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‘SA se voedselmandjie is leeg’ Deur Elsje Waldeck 28 Desember 2015 12:34 email Frederick du Toit vroeg in November op een van sy mielielande. Foto: Elsje Waldeck … Read More
Annus Horribilis for a Volatile 2016
on 23 December , 2015
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Annus Horribilis for a Volatile 2016 Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg It has been a horrible year for the rand as Fed tightening, commodity prices and China’s slowdown … Read More
Temperature van 40°C, donderstorms op pad
on 22 December , 2015
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Temperature van 40°C, donderstorms op pad 22 Desember 2015 11:12 email Charl van der Merwe het dié foto ingestuur van ’n besonderse wolkformasie Maandag oor Pretoria, … Read More
SA’s drought ‘likely to persist’
on 21 December , 2015
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18 December 2015 at 19:11pm By: Ed Stoddard Johannesburg – Drought conditions in South Africa are likely to persist for the rest of the southern … Read More
Konklusie op Opsies
on 30 November , 2015
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Wanneer gebruik ons opsies. Die afleiding wat ons hieruit kan maak is dat opsies meer effektief is oor die langtermyn as die mark rigting gedrewe … Read More
Werking van Opsies 105
on 30 November , 2015
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Eienskappe van die mark wat opsies beinvloed Likiditiet Likiditeit dui op die verhandelbaarheid of vraag na ‘n spesifieke instrumente in die mark. Hoe laer die vraag … Read More
Werking van Opsies 104
on 30 November , 2015
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Risiko/opbrengs verhouding van opsies Alle verhanderlbare instrumente se risiko/opbrengs verhouding word aan gedui deur die verandering van die Delta. Waar die Delta weer op sy beurt … Read More
Werking van Opsies 103
on 30 November , 2015
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Gebruik van opsies nl spekulasie en verskansing Opsies word algemeen gebruik vir beide maar tog word die twee baie maklik verwar, en van daar die verliese … Read More
2015 Hottest on Record
on 26 November , 2015
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2015 set to be hottest year on record: UN © Provided by AFP The World Meteorological Organization issued the warning ahead of the climate change talks … Read More
Werking van Opsies 102
on 24 November , 2015
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Besturing van opsies Opsies moet bestuur word ongeag waarvoor hulle gebruik word, spekulasie, verskansing van fisiese en/of termynkontrakte. Hoeveel keer praat ons net van opsies interme … Read More
Blog
on 24 November , 2015
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Oops… Slider with alias blog not found. Recent Posts Weather prediction next 3 days. Rain fall 5 Dec 2019 South African weather forecast South African weather … Read More
Werking van Opsies 101
on 20 November , 2015
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Die Doeltreffenheid van Opsies in die Graanmark Daar is vele gebruike vir die afgeleide instrument, maar tog wonder die meeste mense of dit iets is waarin … Read More