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Sunflower seeds start trading on Safex
NOPO appoints first emergent sunflower producer
and emergent groundnut producer
Unity in the grain industry is realised when NAMPO,
NOPO, WPO and SPO dissolve to establish the
Grain Producers’ Organisation (GPO)
1999
Maize Trust decides to focus more on
conservation agriculture
GPO accepts Grain SA as new identity
First Grain SA Grain Producer of the Year selected
2000
Grain SA introduces voluntary levy on delivery
of grain for the funding of the organisation
First Grain SA Developing Grain Producer
of the Year appointed
2002
Big surplus of maize and Grain SA recommends that
production of maize be scaled down
Grain SA audit committee established
2004
40th NAMPO Harvest Day presented
2006
Mass meetings at Centurion and Bellville to find
solutions for the crisis in the grain industry
Grain SA works closely with CSIR, ARC and the
fuel industry on proposals for the government
with regard to renewable energy
2005
Global food crisis breaks out and awareness about
food security arises.
El Niño – described as one of the six worst
in the past century
Competition Commission exposes a bread cartel after
collusion in the baking and wheat-milling industry
2007
Mr Jacob Zuma, President of the ANC, addresses
the Grain SA Congress
Grain SA’s first Day of Celebration held to celebrate
the successes of emergent agriculture – 32 developing
farmers receive membership of the 250 Ton Club
2008
Grain SA presents a Grain Indaba to transfer
the dilemma in which the grain producers find
themselves to various role players
Enquiry into the location of the head office of Grain SA
indicates that Bothaville is the most appropriate place
2009
Safex becomes part of the JSE
Grain SA takes part in the Minister of Agriculture’s
agriculture plan that was requested by Pres Thabo Mbeki
2001
Marketing councils dissolved
Wheat prices fall to global price levels
During the NOPO Congress the request was made
that producers be compensated according to the
oil content of sunflower seeds
NOPO’s Developing Agriculture Programme established
The arms manufacturer Denel announces that they are
going to build a plant for the manufacturing of soy milk
Genetically Modified Organisms Act comes into effect
NLRB and SAGL established and SAGIS registered
NAMPO and NOPO start talks about cooperation
SARS cancels diesel rebate for agriculture
1997
Department of Trade and Industry initiates extended
processes with a view to developing soy-processing
plants and improvements to existing plants
The Competition Commission finds uncompetitive
business practices in the fertiliser industry and the
baking industry – Sasol and Pioneer Foods fined
2010
GRAIN INDUSTRY TIMELINE