End of Year message from Petrus de Wet – NWGA President
Reflection At the end of 2009 we look back at the year and reflect on what happened, both positive and negative. We had a tremendous growth in the wool price, albeit from a very low base earlier this year. The world recession took its grip on South Africa, but it has officially lifted and we have entered positive growth for the last quarter of the year. We struggled with drought in the biggest part of South Africa and it has not released its grip yet. The Eastern part of South Africa is wet and the western parts very dry. Continue reading »