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Jaarverslag 2018
annual report 2018
plaas besondere druk op die winsgewendheid van produsente en
dit is weer eens bevestig dat heelwat werk nodig is om die plaaslike
produsente volhoubaar en winsgewend op uitvoerpariteitsvlakke te kry.
Die wisselkoers het beduidend verswak en die Brent-ruolieprys het
drasties gestyg – wat tot gevolg gehad het dat insette skerp gestyg het.
Graan SA het heelwat tyd belê in die bevordering van die bedryf
deur:
Insetkostes te monitor, gegewe internasionale bewegings en neigings.
Invoertariewe op insette te verwyder.
Internasionale en plaaslike navorsingkoördinering vir die bevordering
van produksie.
Markinligting te versamel en te versprei om produsente in staat te stel
om beter bemarkingsbesluite te neem – wat insluit ad hoc-verslae,
daaglikse markverslae, video’s asook gesprekke by boeredae.
Konsultasie met die regering rakende die regulatoriese omgewing
en om te verseker dat die plaaslike mark uitvoermarkte het en nuwe
uitvoermarkte ontwikkel.
Graan SA het met behulp van die Mielieforum ’n uitvoerstrategiese
beplanningsdag gehou waar al die rolspelers bymekaargekom het.
Die goeie nuus is dat addisionele markte vir handel oopgemaak kon
word. Iran is een van die markte wat onlangs geopen is. Die mark bied
groot geleenthede, omdat Suid-Afrika ’n logistieke voordeel geniet. Die
uitdaging in terme van uitvoere vir die seisoen was onder andere dat die
plaaslike prys, weens verskeie redes, nie mededingend op die globale
mark was nie.
Buiten vir die daaglikse markinligting wat die afdeling aan al die
lede en die publiek beskikbaar stel, het die afdeling op verskeie vlakke
versoeke en onderhandelings vir nuwe markinligting behartig. Die
statutêre rapportering van intensies vir die invoer en uitvoer van mielies
is vir die eerste keer gepubliseer. Intensies vir die in- en uitvoer van
koring sal hopelik ook eersdaags op dieselfde basis gerapporteer word.
Die maandelikse verwerkingsyfers, op provinsiale vlak, word gepubliseer.
Die aanvraag vir verwerkingsyfers het opnuut aan Graan SA die
geleentheid gebied om die verwysingspunt van graanverhandeling te
analiseer en met daardie feite, opnuut te onderhandel. Die liggings-
differensiaal bly ’n knelpunt vir produsente en met onderhandelings
het Graan SA dit reggekry dat sojaboonverhandeling die status quo
handhaaf en dat ’n onafhanklike studie gedoen word oor die huidige
bepaling en werking van die differensiaalstelsel op alle gewasse. Die
verbintenis van handelaarsverslag (
Commitment of Traders Report
)
word ook deur die Finansiële Diensteraad (FSB) ondersoek en kan
hopelik met die goedkeuring van dié raad binnekort gepubliseer word.
Die opleiding en die verspreiding van markinligting bly ’n priori
teit binne Graan SA. Daar is op ’n gereelde basis Safex-kursusse vir
produsente, landboubesighede asook finansierders aangebied, om
sodoende ’n bydrae te lewer dat goeie bemarkingsbesluite geneem
word. Die vryemarkstelsel kan slegs optimaal funksioneer indien vol
doende markinligting vir alle rolspelers in die waardeketting beskikbaar
is. Graan SA het ook ’n vennootskap met die Buro vir Voedsel en
Landboubeleid (BFAP) aangegaan om meer spesifiek te bepaal hoe
mededingend die Suid-Afrikaanse graanbedryf gemeet teen globale
mededingers is. Dit skep nuwe insig in terme van waar fokusareas
geskep moet word, maar ook om met insetverskaffers en owerhede in
gesprek te tree. Die inligting wat BFAP beskikbaar stel, het Graan SA
reeds op verskeie vlakke in onderhandelings ondersteun.
Volhoubare produksie bly ’n belangrike saak – en saadtegnologie
vorm deel hiervan. ’n Aansoek vir ’n statutêre teling- en tegnologiehef
fing (R65/ton) is reeds in 2016 ingedien om beskikbaarheid van
saadtegnologie te verbeter. Dit sal telers vergoed vir vordering met be-
trekking tot nuwe kultivars, maar om ook nuwe tegnologie na Suid-Afrika
pressure on the profitability of producers, and it has been confirmed
once more that considerable work is needed to get local producers
sustainably and profitably at export-parity levels. The exchange rate
weakened considerably, and the price of Brent crude oil increased
drastically, which led to inputs rising sharply.
Grain SA has invested considerable time in promoting the
industry by:
Monitoring input costs, given international movements and trends.
Removing import tariffs on inputs.
Co-ordinating international and local research to promote production.
Gathering and distributing market information to enable producers
to make better marketing decisions – including ad hoc reports, daily
market reports, videos and presentations at farmers days.
Consulting with the government on the regulatory environment to
ensure the local market has export markets, and develops new
export markets.
Grain SA, with the aid of the Maize Forum, held an export strategy
planning day where all the role-payers gathered. The good news
was that additional markets for trade could be unlocked. Iran is one
of the markets that was recently unlocked. This market offers great
opportunities, as South Africa has a logistic benefit. The challenge in
terms of exports this season included that local prices were – for various
reasons, not competitive in the global market.
In addition to the daily market information that the division distributes
to all members and the public, the division also dealt with requests and
negotiations for new market information at various levels. The statutory
reporting of intentions for the import and export of maize was published
for the first time. It is hoped that intentions for importing and exporting
wheat will be reported on the same basis soon. The monthly processing
figures, at provincial level, are published.
The demand for processing figures offered Grain SA a renewed
opportunity to analyse the point of reference for grain trading and
negotiate afresh on the basis of those facts. The location differential
remains an obstacle to producers, and Grain SA managed to negotiate
for soybean trading to maintain the status quo, and for an independent
study to be conducted on the current establishment and operation of
the differential system on all crops. The Commitment of Traders Report
is also being investigated by the Financial Services Board (FSB) and it
is hoped that, with the approval of this board, it will be published soon.
The training and distribution of market information remains
a priority in Grain SA. Safex courses were regularly offered to
producers, agribusinesses and financiers to make a contribution
towards good marketing decisions. The free-market system can
only function optimally if sufficient market information is available
to all role-players in the value chain. Grain SA also entered into a
partnership with the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) to
more accurately measure how competitive the South African grain
industry is compared to global competitors. This creates new insights
in terms of where focus areas have to be created, and where to become
involved in discussions with input providers and authorities. The
information provided by the BFAP has already supported Grain SA
in negotiations at various levels.
Sustainable production remains an important issue, and seed
is an important part of this. An application for a statutory breeding
and technology levy (R65/ton) was submitted in 2016 to improve the
availability of seed technology. This will compensate breeders for
progress with respect to new cultivars, but also for attracting new