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# ![@WandileSihlobo Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::243232918.png) @WandileSihlobo Wandile Sihlobo

Wandile Sihlobo posts on X about south africa, united states, australia, lithuania the most. They currently have XXXXXX followers and XX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.

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**Social category influence**
[countries](/list/countries)  XXXXX% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  XXXX%

**Social topic influence**
[south africa](/topic/south-africa) #499, [united states](/topic/united-states) 8.06%, [australia](/topic/australia) #2235, [lithuania](/topic/lithuania) #89, [poland](/topic/poland) #467, [zimbabwe](/topic/zimbabwe) #495, [london](/topic/london) 1.61%, [outlook](/topic/outlook) 1.61%, [cape town](/topic/cape-town) 1.61%, [longterm](/topic/longterm) #94

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### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/twitter::243232918/posts)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

"At the sidelines of the Financial Times summit in London I had the opportunity to sit with CNBC colleagues and discuss South Africa and Southern African agricultural developments our export-driven approach to agricultural development and the outlook for the upcoming season. We remain optimistic about the upcoming season and the long-term growth prospects of our sector rely on the success of our export drive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1980634141252018421) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-21T13:55Z 61.2K followers, 1376 engagements


"We remain optimistic about South Africas 2025-26 agricultural season"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1980684506408407544) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-21T17:16Z 61.2K followers, XXX engagements


"South Africa is a net wheat importer and October XX marked the second week of the new 2025-26 marketing year. The imports to date have totalled 92705 tonnes from the United States Australia Lithuania and Poland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1980650533237948901) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-21T15:01Z 61.2K followers, XXX engagements


"Agriculture Remains a Key Component of Rural Development In South Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1980692559103205470) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-21T17:48Z 61.2K followers, XXX engagements


"The Hidden Engine of South Africa's Agriculture"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1980725023070474268) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-21T19:57Z 61.2K followers, 1175 engagements


"On October XX the Business Day newspaper published a story where Shoprite one of South Africas retailers reminded us of the worsening level of poverty in the country. The organisation attributed the deteriorating poverty in part to the: deep challenges in food affordability and access with consumers under severe pressure in the face of subdued economic growth and high unemployment. This picture is not very different from what Statistics South Africa also highlighted earlier this year. In February 2025 Statistics South Africa released the Food Security Report for 2019 2022 and 2023 (COVID-19"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1978113818216824976) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-14T15:01Z 61.3K followers, 7623 engagements


"On October XX the Business Day newspaper published a story where Shoprite one of South Africas retailers reminded us of the worsening level of poverty in the country. The organisation attributed the deteriorating poverty in part to the: deep challenges in food affordability and access with consumers under severe pressure in the face of subdued economic growth and high unemployment. This picture is not very different from what Statistics South Africa also highlighted earlier this year. In February 2025 Statistics South Africa released the Food Security Report for 2019 2022 and 2023 (COVID-19"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1978400959857594634) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-15T10:02Z 61.3K followers, 7532 engagements


"Good morning folks With South Africas 2025-26 starting already we will continue to pay close attention to the weather outlook and soil moisture. This is key for planting and crop development and the general agricultural season"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1979407342065324266) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-18T04:41Z 61.3K followers, 1093 engagements


"To folks who aren't aware I have a regular newsletter on agricultural economic matters. You can subscribe to it for free"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1979511995075350942) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-18T11:36Z 61.3K followers, 1470 engagements


"South Africa is a net wheat importer and October XX marked the second week of the new 2025-26 marketing year. The imports to date have totalled 92705 tonnes from the United States Australia Lithuania and Poland. We expect South Africa's 2025-26 wheat imports to reach XXXX million tonnes down from XXXX million tonnes in 2024-25 marketing year because of an expected slight recovery in the domestic harvest. For anyone wondering why South Africa imports wheat I must highlight some brief historical perspective I have shared here before. South Africa began importing over a million tonnes of wheat"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1979528520012280156) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-18T12:42Z 61.3K followers, 3503 engagements


"Fields of Gold: The Canola Wave in South Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1979529901108838513) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-18T12:48Z 61.3K followers, 2148 engagements


"Just months ago Harare banned maize imports to protect local farmers. But new trade data tells another story. South Africa has exported more than 34000 tonnes of maize to Zimbabwe raising questions about whether the ban still stands or if food shortages and rising prices have forced a rethink. Me for @debriefnetwork"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1979608667709198574) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-18T18:01Z 61.3K followers, 17.9K engagements


"On October XX the Business Day newspaper published a story where Shoprite one of South Africas retailers reminded us of the worsening level of poverty in the country. The organisation attributed the deteriorating poverty in part to the: deep challenges in food affordability and access with consumers under severe pressure in the face of subdued economic growth and high unemployment. This picture is not very different from what Statistics South Africa also highlighted earlier this year. In February 2025 Statistics South Africa released the Food Security Report for 2019 2022 and 2023 (COVID-19"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1979835412097966159) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-19T09:02Z 61.3K followers, 7631 engagements


"The President delivered a vital speech on October XX in Cape Town about food insecurity issues in South Africa. He correctly highlighted the household poverty challenges and emphasised the need to find numerous ways of addressing the food insecurity crisis in the country. Income poverty (which requires an increase in job creation) is one aspect. Inefficient logistics and higher energy prices are among the pressures in the food value chain; thus we remain with relatively higher food prices even in times of ample harvests. Still the fact that we have a solid agricultural sector with surpluses"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1979912922701738282) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-19T14:10Z 61.3K followers, 1349 engagements


"South Africas agricultural growth outlook remains positive. But it will be an uneven recovery"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1979960988674699696) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-19T17:21Z 61.3K followers, 1330 engagements


"Implementation of South Africas Agriculture and Agro-processing Master Plan is key. This should be our singular focus not other peripheral discussions that cause more confusion in the sector"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1979961995374760263) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-19T17:25Z 61.3K followers, 1314 engagements


"Good morning folks South Africa is a net wheat importer and October XX marked the second week of the new 2025-26 marketing year. The imports to date have totalled 92705 tonnes from the United States Australia Lithuania and Poland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1980122050011488636) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-20T04:01Z 61.3K followers, 1290 engagements


"Here is South Africas long-term agricultural growth plan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1980207865391358381) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-20T09:42Z 61.3K followers, 1188 engagements


"South Africas agricultural growth outlook remains positive. But it will be an uneven recovery"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1980293177371488737) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-20T15:21Z 61.3K followers, XXX engagements


"We remain optimistic that South Africa will have another excellent agricultural season in 2025-26. The farmers have started preparing the land in some regions in the eastern parts of the country. But will see more fieldwork from next month. Indeed there will likely be periods of higher rainfall as we head towards a weak La Nia which typically brings above normal rainfall. Still we assess that it will likely be favourable for crops. Remember the 2024-25 season we are ending was also a La Nia rainy summer season and we had an ample crop harvest. The only challenge we grapple with in South"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1980386951078506820) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-20T21:33Z 61.3K followers, XXX engagements


"The Hidden Engine of South Africa's Agriculture"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1980558676902703358) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-21T08:56Z 61.3K followers, 1012 engagements


"Share more positive news about South Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1886772327062360548) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-02-04T13:42Z 61.2K followers, 1.2M engagements


"THE CANOLA WAVE IN SOUTH AFRICA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1979517250886578504) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-18T11:57Z 61.3K followers, XXX engagements


"South Africa exported 45044 tonnes of maize last week with about XX% going to Zimbabwe and the rest to other countries in the Southern African region. This placed South Africa's 2025-26 maize exports at 729690 tonnes out of the expected seasonal exports of XXXX million tonnes. The current marketing year only ends in April 2026. While South Africa has an ample harvest and will remain a net exporter of maize minor imports of yellow maize from Argentina are expected to continue for the coastal regions of South Africa. For example so far in the 2025-26 marketing year South Africa has imported"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1979898577762881977) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-19T13:13Z 61.3K followers, 3301 engagements


"We Need To Deal with the Poverty Issues in South Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1980344767415202202) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-20T18:46Z 61.3K followers, 1302 engagements


"Here is South Africas long-term agricultural growth plan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1980347032213811649) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-20T18:55Z 61.2K followers, 1843 engagements


"This is an update from the post I made last weekend. I may regularly comment on this as we receive South Africas grain trade data weekly. October XX marked the second week of the new 2025-26 marketing year. The imports to date have totalled 92705 tonnes from the United States Australia Lithuania and Poland. The United States was the new addition this marketing year while the rest of the countries were the primary suppliers in the first week of the 2025-26 marketing year. The year ends in September 2026. We expect South Africas 2025-26 wheat imports to reach XXXX million tonnes down from 1.83"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1980349046297673856) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-20T19:03Z 61.2K followers, 1424 engagements


"Good morning fellow South Africans We remain optimistic about South Africas 2025-26 agricultural season. Here is our assessment"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1980487709320753169) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-21T04:14Z 61.2K followers, 1169 engagements


"Poverty in South Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1980545339439386735) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-21T08:03Z 61.2K followers, XXX engagements


"As we begin the 2025-26 summer season the evolving weather conditions will remain a central focus in South Africas agriculture. We are in another year of La Nia a weather phenomenon that typically brings above-normal rainfall in much of the country and the Southern Africa region. The 2024-25 season was another La Nia season and with its heavy rains we experienced challenges in various areas of the country. Still the overall picture was positive. We managed to get an excellent fruit and vegetable harvest. The sugar cane production recovered and the grains and oilseeds production was also"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1980593909534466121) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-21T11:16Z 61.2K followers, 1028 engagements


"In this weeks episode of AgriView: -- We turn our attention to the Western Cape - home to South Africas thriving canola industry. -- Beyond the Cape we explore the broader agricultural landscape - from strong summer grain harvests boosting tractor and harvester sales to growing optimism for the 2025/26 planting season. -- We also unpack recent developments in Zimbabwes maize market where quiet import movements suggest a possible policy shift. Watch the whole episode here:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1980662109265428746) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-21T15:47Z 61.2K followers, XXX engagements


"South Africa is a net wheat importer and October XX marked the second week of the new 2025-26 marketing year. The imports to date have totalled 92705 tonnes from the United States Australia Lithuania and Poland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1980303244174967142) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-20T16:01Z 61.3K followers, XXX engagements


"Implementation of South Africas Agriculture and Agro-processing Master Plan is key. This should be our singular focus not other peripheral discussions that cause more confusion in the sector"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1980641473004466222) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-21T14:25Z 61.2K followers, XXX engagements


"As we begin the 2025-26 summer season the evolving weather conditions will remain a central focus in South Africas agriculture. We are in another year of La Nia a weather phenomenon that typically brings above-normal rainfall in much of the country and the Southern Africa region. The 2024-25 season was another La Nia season and with its heavy rains we experienced challenges in various areas of the country. Still the overall picture was positive. We managed to get an excellent fruit and vegetable harvest. The sugar cane production recovered and the grains and oilseeds production was also"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1980714957336625573) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-21T19:17Z 61.2K followers, XXX engagements


"We remain optimistic about South Africas 2025-26 agricultural season"  
[X Link](https://x.com/WandileSihlobo/status/1980745407584969171) [@WandileSihlobo](/creator/x/WandileSihlobo) 2025-10-21T21:18Z 61.2K followers, XXX engagements