South African macadamia farmers might face a four-year struggle
Trends in macadamia nut farming margins are showing a downward spiral of lower yields, lower prices and higher input costs. But with good management, farmers should be able to weather the storm.
Juan Winter, managing director of Source BI, addressed this topic at the AmberMacs Expo in White River, Mpumalanga: “In 2019, farmers received on average R74/kg of dry-nut-in-shell
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