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die regering rakende die regulatoriese omgewing en om te verseker
dat die plaaslike mark uitvoermarkte het en nuwe uitvoermarkte
ontwikkel word.
Graan SA is in samewerking met BFAP ook besig om ’n plaaslike
“benchmark”-stelsel te vestig om sodoende doeltreffendheid te verbeter
maar ook om per gebied meer akkuraat teen internasionale standaarde
te kan meet.
Markte
Die organisasie het ook heelwat tyd spandeer om toegang tot die
Chinese mark te bewerkstellig vir die uitvoer van mielies. Hoewel dié
mark reeds oop is, moet die protokol nagekom word en inspeksies
gedoen word vir goedkeuring van infrastruktuur en fasiliteite. Dit is
gedoen en sekere maatskappye en infrastruktuur is goedgekeur.
In terme van sojabone is navorsing en analises gedoen om inligting
aan China te verskaf vir die opstel van protokolle. Graan SA het ook ’n
delegasie van die Chinese regering na Suid-Afrika ontvang om sodoende
die nodige regulasies in plek te kry. Tesame met die Suid-Afrikaanse
Graan en Oliesaadverhandelingsvereniging (SACOTA) het Graan SA ook
’n studie laat doen oor die gebruik van geregistreerde chemikalieë en die
impak hiervan in Suid-Afrika sodat die Koreaanse uitvoermark vir mielie-
uitvoere toeganklik kan bly.
Die invoer en verhandeling van koring bly ’n fokuspunt en verskeie
gesprekke is met die relevante regeringsdepartemente gevoer rakende
die regverdige werking van die kwota- en tariefstelsels. Hoewel die
tarief-afkondigingsdatums reeds vervroeg is, is daar steeds baie
onsekerheid in die mark weens die oneweredige afkondigingstydperk.
Die voornemens vir in- en uitvoere van koring is steeds ’n prioriteit en
Graan SA bly betrokke in die Koringforum om dit binne die huidige
regstelsel te laat realiseer.
Graan SA was op ’n geredelike basis betrokke by gesprekke oor
vryhandel-ooreenkomste ten einde te verseker dat plaaslike produksie
beskerm word en ander bedrywe se tarieflyne op uitvoere nie ten koste
van grane en oliesade bevorder word nie. Plaaslike produksie en die
beskerming hiervan bly ’n vername fokusarea in ’n ekonomies volhoubare
sisteem. Daar is vanjaar ook hard gewerk om plaaslike produksie uit te
brei om Suid-Afrika se afhanklikheid van invoere te verminder.
Insette
Die eerste sojaboon teling-en-tegnologieheffing is deur die SA Kultivar-
en Tegnologie-agentskap (SACTA) ingesamel. Vir produsente is die
effek hiervan egter die belangrikste. Die meeste van die sojaboon
saadmaatskappye het vanjaar hul pryse onveranderd gelaat en som-
miges het selfs ’n verlaging in pryse ingestel – wat uiteraard een van die
doelwitte van die program is. Nuwe saadtegnologie word reeds in die land
getoets, met ondernemings deur nuwe toetreders tot die plaaslike mark.
Verskeie nuwe maatskappye het reeds in Suid-Afrika begin investeer wat
beteken dat nuwe kiemplasma plaaslik beskikbaar is vir die ontwikkeling
van nuwe kultivars. Graan SA monitor die vordering noukeurig om seker
te maak dat produsente die voordeel hiervan sal ontvang.
’n Deel van volhoubaarheid is die bekostigbaarheid van insette. Die
Nasionale Landboubemarkingsraad (NLBR) is versoek om die chemie-
waardeketting in terme van doeltreffendheid te ondersoek. Die kunsmis-
kwaliteit moniteringsproses is steeds in plek en dien as ’n metode om
te verseker dat produsente kry waarvoor hul betaal. Elke produsent wat
deelneem, kry ook ’n persoonlike verslag oor sy/haar spesifieke uitslae.
Vergaderings is gehou met al die sambreelorganisasies, waaronder
die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Saadorganisasie (SANSOR), die Kuns-
misvereniging van Suid-Afrika (FERTASA), CropLife SA en die SA
Landboumasjinerieassosiasie (SALMA), oor besprekings rakende die
insette maar ook om die finansiële posisie van produsente te verduidelik.
Saadmaatskappye is ook individueel genader. Graan SA het verskeie
produsente ondersteun wat probleme met insette ervaar het.
Produsente verkeer onder finansiële druk weens die voortslepende
droogtes. Benewens gesprekvoering met insetverskaffers en finansier-
ders het Graan SA skouer aan die wiel gesit om die aanbevelings van
decisions to be made, and ensuring that the local market has
export markets and that new export markets are developed.
Grain SA, in collaboration with BFAP, is also establishing a benchmark
system to improve efficiency, but also to be able to measure more
accurately per region against international standards.
Markets
The organisation has also spent considerable time on gaining access
to the Chinese market to export maize. Although this market is already
open, the protocol must be followed and inspections must be done
to approve infrastructure and facilities. This was done and certain
companies and infrastructure were approved.
With respect to soybeans, research and analyses were carried out to
provide China with information to draw up protocols. Grain SA also
received a delegation from the Chinese government to South Africa
in order to get the necessary regulations in place. In collaboration
with the South African Cereals and Oilseeds Trade Association
(SACOTA), Grain SA also arranged a study on the use of registered
chemicals and the impact of these in South Africa so that the Korean
export market can remain accessible to maize exports.
The import and trading of wheat remain a focus point and several
discussions were held with the relevant government departments
on the fair operation of the quota and tariff systems. Although the
tariff announcement dates have already been moved forward, there
is still considerable uncertainty in the market due to the unequal
announcement period. The goals for importing and exporting wheat
continue to be a priority and Grain SA remains involved in the Wheat
Forum in order to allow these goals to be achieved within the current
legal system.
Grain SA was freely involved in discussions on free-trade agreements
in order to ensure that local production was protected and that the tariff
lines on exports of other industries were not promoted at the expense of
grains and oilseeds. Local production and the protection of this remains
an important focus area in an economically sustainable system. This
year also saw hard work being done to expand local production in order
to reduce South Africa’s dependence on imports.
Inputs
The first soybean breeding and technology levy was collected by the
South African Cultivar and Technology Agency (SACTA). However, to
producers the effect of this is the most important element. Most of the
soybean seed companies left their prices unchanged this year and
some even reduced their prices – which is naturally one of the objectives
of the programme. New seed technology is already being tested in the
country, with undertakings by new entrants to the local market. Several
new companies have already started investing in South Africa, which
means that new germ plasm is available locally for the development of
new cultivars. Grain SA monitors the progress carefully to make sure
that producers will receive the benefit of this.
A part of sustainability is the affordability of inputs. The National
Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) was requested to investigate
the chemistry value chain in terms of effectiveness. The fertiliser
quality monitoring process is still in place and serves as method
of ensuring that producers get what they pay for. Every producer
who participates also receives a personal report on their specific
results. Meetings were held with all the umbrella organisations,
including the South African National Seed Organisation (SANSOR),
the Fertiliser Association of South Africa (FERTASA), CropLife SA
and the South African Agricultural Machinery Association (SAAMA),
on talks regarding the inputs, but also to explain the financial position
of producers. Seed companies were also approached individually.
Grain SA supported several producers who experienced problems
with inputs.
Producers are under financial pressure because of the ongoing
droughts. In addition to discussions with input providers and financiers,
Grain SA took steps to put the recommendations in the Section 7