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FOOD-INPUT COST POLICY ADVISORY REPORT - ISSUE 1 - JUNE 2026

National Agricultural Marketing CouncilRef: https://www.namc.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/FOOD-INPUT-COST-POLICY-ADVISORY-REPORT-ISSUE-1-JUNE-2026.pdf

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Collected on 28 July 2026

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What this means

This document is “Food-Input Cost Policy Advisory Report – Issue 1 – June 2026”, a quarterly publication by the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) with support from the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP). It analyses trends in selected agricultural production inputs (notably fertilisers and fuel) and food prices in South Africa and international markets, using data from sources including Grain South Africa, the Department of Energy, FAO, BFAP, SAGIS, and Stats SA. For May 2026, it reports South Africa’s headline CPI at 4.5% and food inflation (non-alcoholic beverages) at 1.9%, and it provides detailed year-on-year and month-to-month changes for an urban food basket and for international and domestic fertiliser and fuel price movements.

Facts

Reference

https://www.namc.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/FOOD-INPUT-COST-POLICY-ADVISORY-REPORT-ISSUE-1-JUNE-2026.pdf

Amounts

R 1 363, R 1 362, R 15

Key Takeaways

  • Document title: Food-Input Cost Policy Advisory Report – Issue 1 – June 2026
  • Publication frequency: quarterly (NAMC; support from BFAP)
  • Data sources include: Grain SA, Department of Energy, FAO (UN), BFAP, SAGIS, Stats SA
  • Stats SA CPI basket update: February 2025 CPI release; May 2026 official data used
  • May 2026 South Africa headline CPI: 4.5% (up from 4.0% in April 2026)
  • May 2026 South Africa food inflation (non-alcoholic beverages): 1.9%
  • NAMC 28-item urban food basket: R1 363.35 in May 2026; +2.5% y/y; +0.1% m/m vs April 2026 (R1 361.76)
  • International fertiliser prices (US$/ton) May 2022→May 2026: MOP -55%, Ammonia -25%, DAP -23%, Urea +14%
  • Exchange rate (R/US$) May 2022→May 2026: depreciation 10.6% (R14.90/US$ to R16.55/US$)
  • Fuel prices May 2025→May 2026: diesel +69.8% (R18.90/l to R32.09/l), petrol +24.6% (R21.29/l to R26.52/l)
  • National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC)
  • Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP)
  • Grain South Africa (Grain SA)
  • Department of Energy (DoE)
  • Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations
  • South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS)
  • Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)
  • South African Reserve Bank (SARB)