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SITUATION AT FOSKOR
Foskor has the ability and capacity to supply the entire southern Africa with phosphates. Foskor
also probably has the best quality phosphates in the world. Foskor should therefore be a strategic
asset to South Africa, but because of various reasons – including inefficient production, problems
with rail transport from Phalaborwa to Richards Bay and municipal challenges in Richards Bay
– South Africa has had to import increasing amounts of phosphates.
Several discussions were held with Foskor in the reporting period and their plant in Richards Bay
was also visited. It is good to report that Foskor is implementing a turnaround strategy that includes
ongoing maintenance. In the reporting period Foskor’s production was considerably better and they
manufactured to their capacity.
Annual meeting with FERTASA
The annual meeting between Grain SA and the Fertilizer Association of Southern Africa (FERTASA)
took place on 25 July 2022.
Important matters discussed at the meeting include:
Market trends in the grain and oilseed industry and production costs for the 2022/2023
production season
Fertiliser debate during Grain SA Congress and South Africa’s dependency on imports
International and local situation in the fertiliser industry
The availability of fertiliser and transport logistics
Imports versus local production
FERTASA symposium (24 and 25 August 2022)
Lime industry trends
Fertiliser Bill
The fertiliser and lime-monitoring project
Diagnostic services
Agronomy
GRAPH 4
INDICES OF THE PRODUCER PRICE OF MAIZE AND THE PRICES
OF FERTILISER
1985/1986
1986/1987
1987/1988
1988/1989
1989/1990
1990/1991
1991/1992
1992/1993
1993/1994
1994/1995
1995/1996
1996/1997
1997/1998
1998/1999
1999/2000
2000/2001
2001/2002
2002/2003
2003/2004
2004/2005
2005/2006
2006/2007
2007/2008
2008/2009
2009/2010
2010/2011
2011/2012
2012/2013
2013/2014
2014/2015
2015/2016
2016/2017
2017/2018
2018/2019
2019/2020
2020/2021
2021/2022*
2022/2023*
5 000
4 500
4 000
3 500
3 000
2 500
2 000
1 500
1 000
500
0
FERTILISER PRICE INDEX
Index
MAIZE PRICE INDEX
*PRELIMINARY
SOURCE: GRAIN SA
Indices: 1985/1986 = 100
INPUT AND PRODUCTION OVERVIEW
TO CAPACITY
BETTER
is considerably
manufactured
AND THEY
FOSKOR'S PRODUCTION