Januarie / January 2019
NWKV Nuusbrief 69 / NWGA Newsletter 69
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NUWEJAARSWENSE VAN NASIONALE VOORSITTER
 
Guillau du Toit, nasionale voorsitter van die NWKV deel sy Nuwejaarswense met ons.

"Die uitdrukking Voorspoedige nuwe jaar is al so ’n geykte gesegde dat ’n mens amper nie meer daarvan kennis neem nie. Bloot eenvoudig omdat ’n nuwe jaar nie net voorspoedig kan en sal wees nie.

En 2019 gaan geensins anders wees nie. Suid-Afrika staan aan die vooraand van ’n verkiesing, asook enorme uitdagings om dienslewering in vele opsigte te handhaaf en meer suksesvol te bedryf.

Landbou staan voor groot uitdagings om voedsel volhoubaar te produseer te midde van ’n steeds knellende droogte en politieke onstabiliteit. Hoewel die wolmark effe teruggesak het, beleef ons steeds goeie pryse. Die wolbedryf gaan egter nie net oor goeie pryse nie, maar die wyse waarop wol geproduseer word.

Arbeidsaangeleenthede rondom die skeerproses, dierewelsyn en biosekuriteit gaan beslis in die komende jaar ons uitdaging wees.
Daarmee is my wens vir elkeen vir 2019: nie dat ons net voorspoed sal beleef nie, maar dat ons die krag en wysheid sal ontvang om elke situasie suksesvol te hanteer. Maak die bekende Psalm 23:1 u riglyn tot sukses vir 2019.

Boer voluit, boer met passie! Geniet 2019."
 
THIS WILL INFLUENCE THE WOOL PRICE IN 2019
 
The first half of the wool season closed with the Cape Wools Merino Indicator down (–12,8%) on the opening sale, but still up (+9,7%) on the same sale the previous year.

In Australia, where auctions continued for another week, the EMI closed on a good note with strong demand from China. One Chinese company bought 6 500 bales during the week.

Various factors will determine demand in the New Year, including how the US/China trade war will play out, exchange rate movements, global economic growth and Brexit.

According to the Australian Wool Innovation’s market intelligence report, there were positive signs from China’s singles day and the Black Friday sales in November 2018, which showed that consumers are still very active and remain keen at the higher end of the fashion triangle.

Consumer confidence has since weakened due to uncertainty caused by the trade war.
(Source: Cape Wools SA wool market overview)
 
NWGA MANAGEMENT GATHERS FOR MIDYEAR MEETING IN PORT ELIZABETH

Since November is a busy period for specifically the Western Cape and Free State, the NWGA had to reschedule their midyear meeting – traditionally held in November – to January.

Last week the National Management of the NWGA gathered in Port Elizabeth where provincial chairmen and vice chairmen as well as representatives of wool industry structures such as the Wool Trust, Wool Forum and Wool Testing Bureau discussed matters of interest.

The 90th annual congress to be held on 12 and 13 June 2019 in Port Elizabeth was discussed and an exciting line-up of speakers and format for the congress is anticipated.

BKB is also 100 years old this year, and we are looking forward to celebrating both events during this congress.

Guillau du Toit, national chairman, said that Agriculture is facing huge challenges to sustain food security amid a pressing drought and political instability. Although the wool market has decreased slightly, farmers are still experiencing good prices. The wool industry is not just about earning a good income from wool, but more importantly, the way in which wool is produced.

 
PRESS RELEASE REGARDING FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE OUTBREAK

The General Manager of the NWGA, Leon de Beer, released the following message regarding the most recent foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.

"The media release of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries regarding the positive diagnosis of foot-and-mouth disease in cattle in the Vhembe District of the Limpopo Province has led to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) to temporarily suspended the FMD-free status of South Africa, consequently resulting in any exports where an FMD-free zone attestation is required, not being able to be certified. The outbreak is, however, very isolated and in an area where no wool is produced.

Measures are in place to ensure that wool may still be exported to the industry’s most important trade partners.

NWGA is working closely with Cape Wools SA and other industry partners, including Mohair SA and the National Animal Health Forum (NAHF), to find workable solutions in order to ensure that wool exports continue.

A special meeting of the NAHF is scheduled for 13 January 2019 in Pretoria to formulate a strategy on the way forward. This is to be tabled with the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, as well as the Director of Animal Health at a meeting scheduled for 14 January 2019, also in Pretoria.

The NWGA and Cape Wools SA will advise the SA Government through DAFF to negotiate a workable solution with our trading partners in order to ensure continued wool exports. This includes the option to allow for the certification that wool, destined for export, originates from an area where the disease does not exist. Limpopo is not an important wool-producing province and a secure traceability system for wool in SA will strongly support the certification of the origin of wool. This was a very workable procedure during the 2011 FMD outbreak in KZN and wool exports continued under these conditions.

The NWGA would like to caution wool sheep and livestock producers to be extremely vigilant regarding animal movement, purchase of livestock and sound biosecurity practices.

 
REKENAARPROGRAM HELP OM OOR TE SKAKEL VANAF VLEIS NA WOL

Die oorskakeling van vleis- na wolskaapboerdery verg baie huiswerk en beplanning. Dr. Louis du Pisani vertel hoe ’n rekenaarprogram saam met NWKV produksie-adviseurs gebruik kan word om somme te maak wat die boer in staat gaan stel om so ’n besluit te neem. Dis belangrik om te weet dat die model nie kyk na ’n een- of twee-jaar effek nie, maar wel 20 jaar. Sodoende kan die langtermynsukses gemeet word, en ook hoe lank dit gaan neem voor sukses gesien word.

Luister hier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82rdz7SMVOU&t=37s

 
PRODUCT AVAILABILITY AT ONDERSTEPOORT

See which products were available at Onderstepoort at the beginning of January 2019.

 
WOOL SOCKS IDEAL TO RIPEN AVOCADOS EVENLY

Struggling to ripen avocados? If so, the perfect answer is the Avocado Wool Sock.

Developed by a Canadian company, the socks are knitted in Alberta using 100% Shetland wool from a 200-year old Scottish woollen mill and finished by a social enterprise in Vancouver.

According to its website “theavocadosock.com”, the natural lanolin and warmth of the wool ripens avocados evenly and gently and faster than a paper bag in as little as 24 hours.

It can also be used for other fruit.
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