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NLBR se Afdeling 7 Droogtehulpkomitee-verslag, soos goedgekeur
deur die vorige Minister van Landbou, Bosbou en Visserye, in plek
te kry. Dit behels onder andere die ontwikkeling van ondersteuning
rakende oesversekering. Graan SA het in samewerking met die
Suid-Afrikaanse Versekeringsvereniging (SAIA) verskeie aansoeke,
werkswinkels en voorleggings gedoen by die Departement van
Landbou, Grondhervorming en Landelike Ontwikkeling (DALRRD)
asook by die Tesourie. Die organisasie hoop van harte dat so ’n stelsel
ingestel kan word om kommersiële en opkomende produsente tydens
droogtesiklusse te ondersteun.
’n Program waarvolgens produsente hul winste in ’n spaarplan kan plaas
en sodoende belastingbestuur toepas, is in vennootskap met Corporate
Guarantee ontwikkel. Die plan ondersteun produsente om fondse te
benut in siklusse wanneer daar finansiële druk ervaar word sonder om
groei en kontantvloei in te perk.
Dieselrabat
Die dieselrabatstelsel bly ’n uitdaging en Graan SA werk aggressief
daaraan om vir produsente die beste moontlike stelsel te beding
asook vergoeding. Graan SA was in verskeie gesprekke met die
SA Inkomstediens (SAID) om probleme op te los, maar ook om ’n nuwe
stelsel voor te stel. Daar word voet by stuk gehou dat die stelsel eenvoudig
moet wees en dat produsente se primêre produksie-aktiwiteite 100% vir
die rabat moet kwalifiseer. Alhoewel daarin geslaag is om produsente by
te staan, ervaar menige produsente steeds maandeliks probleme hiermee.
Waardeketting
Die koring-omdraaistrategie is al ’n geruime tyd aan die gang. In 2019
is groot welslae bereik met die verandering in die graderingsregulasies
– wat nou vir produsente meer waarde vir die kwaliteit van hul produk
bied. Volgens ’n studie deur BFAP beloop die voordeelfaktor gemiddeld
R235/ha op droëland. Graan SA was ook in gesprek met die aankopers
van gars om ’n meer deursigtige aankoopstelsel te ontwikkel.
Verwerkers is besoek ten einde te bepaal hoe om die plaaslike vraag na
grondbone te verhoog. Voorts is daar saam met die Grondboonforum
aansoek gedoen vir die instel van ’n invoertarief op grondboonbotter. Die
Sojaboonforum het opnuut besin oor die toekoms van die sojaboonbedryf
ten einde die invoere van oliekoek te beperk en daardeur ’n konstante
aanbodketting te vestig. In die eerste jaar het dit reeds goeie resultate
getoon met ’n rekord verbruiksyfer. Graan SA bly betrokke in die gesprekke
om sodoende toe te sien dat die plaaslike mark gesond en volhoubaar
is. Binne die sorghumbedryf word daar ook tans in vennootskap
met die Departement van Wetenskap en Innovasie gewerk aan ’n
waardekettingstudie om aanbevelings rakende volhoubaarheid te doen.
Die hoenderbedryf is een van die grootste afnemers van grane en
oliesade. Dit is dus belangrik om te verseker dat plaaslike produksie
bevorder word om sodoende ’n volhoubare mark vir grane en oliesade
te skep. Deur uitvoermoontlikhede te bevorder, word addisionele markte
geskep en word die effek van invoere teengewerk. Graan SA is in gesprek
met verskeie rolspelers om die plaaslike hoendermark te ondersteun,
maar ook om nuwe markte te skep.
Liggingsdifferensiaal
Op versoek van Graan SA dat ’n onafhanklike persoon die stelsel
ondersoek, het die JSE vir prof Matt Roberts aangestel om die stelsel
te evalueer en om aanbevelings te maak. Prof Roberts het aangedui dat
die stelsel weens die konsentrasie van markkragte wel nie die volmaakte
stelsel is nie, maar dat dit tog die mees geskikte een is. Hy het ’n paar
aanbevelings binne en buite die stelsel gemaak om dit te verbeter.
Graan SA het ook gegewe die aanbevelings voorstelle gemaak aan die
JSE in terme van verbetering. Dit is belangrik as die stelsel nie verwyder
word nie dat dit wel so akkuraat as moontlik moet funksioneer.
Heelwat van die bogenoemde veranderlikes bly bekommernisse vir
die bedryf en dit geniet deurentyd aandag te midde van positiewe
Drought Relief Report by NAMC, as approved by the previous Minister
of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, into place. Among other things
this involved the development of support with respect to crop insurance.
In collaboration with the South African Insurance Association (SAIA),
Grain SA submitted several applications, presented workshops and
made submissions to the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform
and Rural Development (DALRRD), as well as to the Treasury. The
organisation sincerely hopes that such a system can be introduced to
support emerging producers during cycles of drought.
A programme in terms of which producers can place their profits in a
savings plan and thus also apply tax management was developed in
collaboration with Corporate Guarantee. The plan supports producers
in utilising funds in cycles when they experience financial pressure,
without limiting growth and cash flow.
Diesel rebate
The diesel rebate system remains a challenge and Grain SA is working
aggressively on negotiating the best possible system and compensation
for producers. Grain SA was involved in various discussions with the
South African Revenue Service (SARS) to resolve problems, but also to
propose a new system. We are insisting that the system be simple and
that producers’ primary production activities must qualify 100% for the
rebate. Although we succeeded in assisting producers, many of them
still experience problems with the system every month.
Value chain
The wheat turnaround strategy has been in progress for quite some
time. Major success was achieved in 2019 with the change in the
grading regulations – which now offer producers more value for the
quality of their product. According to a study by BFAP, the benefit
factor is, on average, R235/ha on dryland. Grain SA also held
talks with the purchasers of barley to develop a more transparent
purchase system.
Processors were visited to determine how to increase the local
demand for groundnuts. In collaboration with the Groundnut Forum,
an application was submitted to introduce an import tariff on peanut
butter. The Soybean Forum has taken a fresh look at the future of the
soybean industry in order to limit the import of oilcake and to establish
a constant supply chain. It has already produced good results in the
first year, with a record consumption figure. Grain SA remains involved
in the discussions in order to ensure that the local market is sound
and sustainable. The sorghum industry is also collaborating with the
Department of Science and Innovation on a value-chain study to make
recommendations on sustainability.
The poultry industry is one of the biggest off-takers of grains and oil-
seeds. It is therefore important to ensure that local production is promot-
ed to create a sustainable market for grains and oilseeds. The promotion
of export possibilities is creating additional markets and neutralising the
effect of imports. Grain SA is involved in talks with various role-players to
support the local poultry market, but also to create new markets.
Location differential
At the request of Grain SA that an independent person investigate the
system, the JSE appointed Prof Matt Roberts to assess the system and
make recommendations. Roberts indicated that, due to the concentration
of market forces, the system was not the perfect one, but that it was the
most suitable. He made a few recommendations inside and outside the
system to improve it. In the light of the recommendations, Grain SA also
made a few suggestions to the JSE to improve the system. If the system
is not to be abolished, it is important that it does function as accurately
as possible.
A large number of the above variables remain of concern to the in-
dustry and will receive continued attention – despite positive develop-
ments and solutions. It remains important to ensure that our producers