The impact of the drought on South African consumers and the agricultural sector

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Meyer, Ferdinand
Davids, Patricia (Tracey)
Van der Westhuizen, Divan
Louw, Marlene
Vermeulen, Hester

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Plaas Publishing

Abstract

The impact of the 2015/16 drought has been far reaching. Since the end of 2015, the severity of the drought has been evident across the key summer crop production regions. The greatest shock occurred in the white maize market where the total area under production plummeted by more than 25%. This has caused the local market to move from export to import parity price levels.

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Drought, Summer, White maize, Price levels

Sustainable Development Goals

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Meyer, F, Davids, T, Van der Westhuizen, D, Louw, M & Vermeulen, H 2016, 'The impact of the drought on South African consumers and the agricultural sector', Oilseeds, vol. 2, no. 4. pp. 26-28.