Bedryfsdienste
Industry Services
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The seed industry
With the objective to increase transparency and competitiveness in the grain and oilseeds industry,
seed prices are monitored annually by Grain SA. The continuous increase in seed prices is becoming a
great concern to grain producers with seed prices currently increasing on a year-to-year basis for grain
and oilseeds. Seed is an important production input and consists of about 12% of a maize producer’s
variable production costs; therefore this increasing trend of seed prices is of concern.
Seed prices
The prices for the 2013/2014 production season were released by the respective seed companies in
May 2013. On an average basis, maize, soybean, sunflower and grain sorghum seed prices increased
by 7,0%, 9,9%, 14,3% and 18,1% respectively, compared with the previous season.
Since the 2001/2002 production season, the maize price index (
Graph 1
) weakened significantly in
comparison to the maize seed price index only to recover after the 2004/2005 production season. Maize
prices regained their strength up to 2007/2008 whereafter the prices weakened again. An estimated
average producer price
1
of R1 831 per ton for the coming season (2013/2014) means that the maize
price index will weaken again in relation to the maize seed price index. Seed is an important production
input and consists of about 12% of a maize producer’s variable production costs; therefore the
increasing trend of maize seed prices is of concern to Grain SA.
Grain SA therefore arranged meetings with various seed companies in order to address producers’ concern
about the extent to which seed prices are increasing on a continuous basis in relation to the maize price.
Saadpryse
Die pryse vir die 2013/2014-produksieseisoen is in Mei 2013 deur die onderskeie saadmaatskappye
vrygestel. Die prys van mielie-, sojaboon-, sonneblom- en graansorghumsaad het onderskeidelik
gemiddeld met 7,0%, 9,9%, 14,3% en 18,1% gestyg vergeleke met die vorige seisoen.
Sedert die 2001/2002-produksieseisoen het die mielieprysindeks (
Grafiek 1
) beduidend verswak
vergeleke met die mieliesaadprysindeks, maar het ná die 2004/2005-produksieseisoen verbeter.
Mieliepryse het tot in 2007/2008 herstel, waarna dit weer verswak het. ‘n Geraamde gemiddelde
produsenteprys
1
van R1 831 per ton vir die komende seisoen (2013/2014) beteken dat die
mielieprysindeks weer vergeleke met die mieliesaadprysindeks sal verswak. Saad is ‘n belangrike
produksie-inset en bestaan uit ongeveer 12% van ‘n mielieprodusent se veranderlike produksiekoste.
Hierdie stygende tendens in mieliesaadpryse is dus rede tot kommer vir Graan SA.
Graan SA het gevolglik vergaderings met verskillende saadmaatskappye belê om produsente se
kommer te bespreek oor die mate waartoe saadpryse deurlopend styg vergeleke met die mielieprys.
200
600
400
0
800
1 000
1 200
1 800
1 600
1 400
Index/
Indeks
Graph 1: Indices of the price of maize seed and the producer price of maize
Grafiek 1: Prysindeks van mieliesaad en die produsenteprysindeks van mielies
1985/86
1986/87
1987/88
1988/89
1989/90
1990/91
1991/92
1992/93
1993/94
1994/95
1995/96
1996/97
1997/98
1998/99
1999/00
2000/01
2001/02
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2013/14*
2012/13*
2011/12*
* Preliminary/
Voorlopig
Source/
Bron:
Grain SA
/Graan SA
Maize seed index/
Mieliesaadindeks
Maize price index/
Mielieprysindeks
Indices/
Indekse:
1985/86 = 100
Grain SA arranged
meetings with various
seed companies in
order to address
producers’ concern
about the extent to
which seed prices
are increasing on
a continuous basis
in relation to the
maize price.
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