Wheat prices, wool opportunities and FMD on the agenda as NAMPO Cape 2026 gets under way

Technology and resilience in focus on first day at Nampo Cape 2026

Farmers have gathered at Nampo Cape 2026 in Bredasdorp to explore cutting-edge technologies, new crop genetics, and joint industry strategies targeting biosecurity, traceability, and foot-and-mouth disease.

Wheat prices, wool opportunities and FMD on the agenda as NAMPO Cape 2026 gets under way

Excerpt: NAMPO Cape 2026 is under way at Bredasdorp Park, with around 43 000 visitors expected across four days and more than 500 exhibitors filling the showgrounds. Beyond the machinery, technology and crop demonstrations, the event is tackling tough questions for farmers – wool and red meat traceability, foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), and the profitability squeeze on South Africa’s wheat producers as the local wheat price sits about 9% below th…