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TABLE 1: COMMODITY EXPECTATIONS FOR THE 2014/2015 PRODUCTION SEASON.
COMMODITY
YEAR-ON-YEAR
PRODUCTION EXPECTATIONS
YEAR-ON-YEAR
PRICE EXPECTATIONS
YEAR-ON-YEAR
REVENUE EXPECTATIONS
Field crops
Irrigation maize  Sideways  Up  Up – from last year
Dryland maize  Down  Up  Down – costs and production
Soybeans  Down  Up  Down – cost, production and price
Sunflower  Down  Up  Down – cost, production and price
Wheat  Sideways  Up  Sideways – costs
Horticulture
Deciduous fruit  Sideways  Up  Up – price and quality
Tropical fruit  Sideways  Up  Up – price and quality
Subtropical fruit  Sideways  Up  Up – price and quality
Vegetables  Sideways  Up  Sideways – costs
Livestock
Poultry industry  Sideways  Sideways  Down – increased costs
Pork industry  Sideways  Sideways  Down – increased costs
Beef industry  Sideways  Sideways  Down – weaner calf price
Mutton industry  Sideways  Sideways  Sideways
Financing – a partnership between the producer and the financier