Oil and Protein Seeds Development Trust (OPDT) / Oilseeds Advisory Committee (OAC)

OPDT   OIL & PROTEIN SEEDS DEVELOPMENT TRUST
OAC   OILSEEDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

OPDT
OIL & PROTEIN SEEDS DEVELOPMENT TRUST

OAC
OILSEEDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

News snippets

Sunflower field with Oilseeds Focus magazine link

Oilseeds Focus Vol 12 No 3 – September 2026

El Niño threatens SA’s summer crops with hotter temperatures and reduced rainfall from August to December, but excellent soil moisture offers some mitigation.

31 AUGUST 2026

7th summer & 1st winter production forecasts | 26 August

The seventh summer crops, and revised area planted and first winter cereals forecast estimates for the 2026 production season were released on 26 August 2026.

28 AUGUST 2026

6th summer crops forecast & preliminary winter cereals | 28 July

The area planted estimate and sixth production forecast for 2026 summer crops and preliminary area planted estimates for 2026 winter cereals were released on 28 July 2026.

5 AUGUST 2026

Canolafokus 127 – Sclerotinia stamvrot op canola in 2026

Die hoër humiditeit weens swaar mis in Wes-Kaapse canola-gebiede tydens die 2026-groeiseisoen, het Sclerotinia Stamvrot tydens blomfases laat kop uitgesteek.

22 JULY 2026

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