Oktober/October 2018
NWKV Nuusbrief 66 / NWGA Newsletter 66

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STRONG DEMAND FUELS WOOL MARKET

 
The new season got off to a good start with the Cape Wools Merino Indicator reaching record levels in the first week of September.

The market has been driven by strong demand, which is fuelled by supply concerns following the drought in Australia, while a weaker rand has also contributed.

The indicator lost some steam towards the end of the month when the rand strengthened unexpectedly and demand became sluggish, following a small offering at the final sale. Prices also retreated in Australia.
 
The effect that the drought in Australia has had on production is evident in the latest wool production forecast of a 5,7% drop compared with last season. This reflects not only the reduction in sheep numbers but also lower fleece weights. The worst affected areas are New South Wales and South Australia.

As far as the market outlook for 2018/19 is concerned, the Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) is forecasting a further rise in prices. ABARES cautions that there are risk factors to be considered, one of which is the ongoing China–US trade tensions. 

Source – Cape Wools
 
WOLTAFELS EN HORTJIESVLOERE
 
Claude Beukes van Caledon, Overberg is bereid om 5% van verkope wat deur die NWKV gekanaliseer word, terug te gee aan die organisasie.

Skakel hom gerus by 084 587 4747 vir verdere navrae.

                             
NWKV voorsitter Guillau du Toit het die volgende te sê oor Claude Beukes se produkte:
Ek het al van sy hortjiesvloere ingesit. Dit werk uitstekend en is steeds nuut na twee jaar.
Uitstekende vakmanskap! Baie dankie, Claude.
 
CCTV CHINA VISITS WOOL INDUSTRY

The National Woolgrowers’ Association (NWGA) would like to thank Agternek Farm in the Kareedouw district, buying houses Standard Wool and Modiano SA, the general manager of the NWGA as well as BKB for their involvement in the filming of a production for CCTV China. As CCTV showed interest in the wool export figures from South Africa to China, the NWGA assisted with arrangements to make the visit possible.

CCTV was clear about what they wanted to portray and Agternek farmer Daan du Plessis was instructed to create scenes of herding, shearing, classing and handling of fleeces. Following this, they travelled to BKB to take footage of those wools to be sold at the auction the next day. An interview with Wolf Edmayr, Managing Director, gave a good overview of the company and its core values.

The buying and selling of wool through the auction system and interviews with those companies buying large quantities of wool for China were deemed necessary. Paul Lynch from Standard Wool and Andrew Pape from Modiano SA had to elaborate on the qualities that make South African wool such a successful export product. Mr. Leon de Beer was then given the opportunity to explain just how the NWGA, as commodity organisation, serves both commercial and communal farmers through the performance of production technology services to achieve the goal of “more sheep, more wool”.

The final phase of the production relates to the finished product and CCTV is busy setting up discussions and appointments.

                                       
Stefan, Daan’s son, next to Daan, Rudolf and Bongani.

 
LOOKING FOR BRUCELLA S19 AND RVF VACCINES?

Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) informed the industry on the availability of Brucella S19 and Rift Valley fever (RVF) vaccines.
 
• Brucella S19 was unpacked during the week of 16 October.
• More than 10 000 units of inactivated RVF was approved for packaging and should be available by the end of October 2018.

For further enquiries, farmers are requested to contact the OBP sales team at ordersloc@obpvaccines.co.za or 012 522 1684/5/7/8.


                        

DISEASES A STUMBLING BLOCK TO ECONOMIC STABILITY OF FARMERS
The key message taken from the September report on livestock disease trends, as informally reported by veterinarians belonging to the Ruminant Veterinary Association of South Africa (RuVASA).

Farmers are looking forward to a prosperous spring and summer season. However, with good rainfall comes an increase in insect and tick populations. Midges, mosquitoes, biting flies and ticks transmit diseases and farmers ought to have vaccinated their animals. Examples of these diseases are:
  • Insect-borne diseases: blue tongue, Rift Valley fever (RVF), lumpy skin disease, ephemeral fever (three-day-stiff-sickness), nagana, anaplasmosis and African horse sickness.
  • Tick-borne diseases: African and Asiatic redwater, anaplasmosis, heartwater and corridor disease.
It is important that farmers discuss vaccination and treatment programmes with their veterinarian. Early clinical signs of these diseases should be recognised so that treatment could be started as soon as possible. As there is no specific treatment for viral diseases, it is important that animals be vaccinated in time to prevent disease outbreaks.

The presence of bovine brucellosis, Brucella ovis (ram’s disease), trichomonosis, vibriosis and Johne’s disease in herds are of great concern. All animal owners, breeding societies and private and state veterinary services should work together to fight and eradicate diseases.

Diseases are a stumbling block to food security, food safety and economic stability of farmers.

TERMYNKONTRAK OP JSE GEEN WOLHAARSTORIE

Die Johannesburgse aandelebeurs se mark vir afgeleide kommoditeite het verlede jaar ’n termynkontrak vir merinowol bekendgestel. Dr Raphael Karuaihe van die JSE het met RSG Landbou hieroor gesels. Luister hier:

https://www.agriorbit.com/termynkontrak-op-jse-geen-wolhaarstorie/?fbclid=IwAR3mYm579ppUNRE6YSXL9BIqE-Ddutg2uWfhn-evamKKiHkZQnT1SfH3lFY

PREDASIE NUUSBRIEF
 
Die Oktober-nuusbrief vir die Predasie Bestuursforum (PMF) kan hier gelees word.
https://www.pmfsa.co.za/images/news/Okt_2018.pdf
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