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Agbiz / IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index questionnaire

Questionnaire: Agbiz / IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index

Please complete this questionnaire on, or before Friday, 11 March 2016.

Please note that during 2015, we incorporated a new element into the index to improve it's relevancy to your decision-making. Accordingly, we have added a few questions regarding your future expectations. If you have any questions hereon, please do not hesitate to contact us at agbiz_intel@agbiz.co.za

You can simply complete and submit this electronic version,
or you can fax or e-mail it back to the Agbiz office.
Fax (012) 807 5600
E-mail: agbiz_intel@agbiz.co.za

Please note that I have left Agbiz to head up PMA Southern Africa (www.pma.com). I will, however, still assist Agbiz for the purpose of continuation of the Agbiz / IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index in the short run. Thank you for your valued participation in the Agbiz intelligence initiatives over the past years and please continue to do so, as these means of intelligence is very important to the sector. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 079 497 1594, or LStroebel@pma.com. The agbiz_intel@agbiz.co.za will be an interim address for the purpose of these surveys and you can contact me there until end of March.
Best,
Lindie

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* 1. Name of Agribusiness

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* 2. Name of Respondent/Designated team

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* 3. Please provide us with your opinion on the expected state of the situation for your business/organisation in the first quarter of 2016 (January 2016 - March 2016), in comparison with the same quarter of the previous year (2015).

	Up	Unchanged	Down	N/A
Turnover	Turnover Up	Turnover Unchanged	Turnover Down	Turnover N/A
Net operating income	Net operating income Up	Net operating income Unchanged	Net operating income Down	Net operating income N/A
Market share (Referring to your expectations of your company’s market share, relative to your competitors)	Market share (Referring to your expectations of your company’s market share, relative to your competitors) Up	Market share (Referring to your expectations of your company’s market share, relative to your competitors) Unchanged	Market share (Referring to your expectations of your company’s market share, relative to your competitors) Down	Market share (Referring to your expectations of your company’s market share, relative to your competitors) N/A
Employment	Employment Up	Employment Unchanged	Employment Down	Employment N/A
Capital Investment	Capital Investment Up	Capital Investment Unchanged	Capital Investment Down	Capital Investment N/A
Volumes export	Volumes export Up	Volumes export Unchanged	Volumes export Down	Volumes export N/A
Economic growth and conditions in South Africa (Reflecting conducive business environment and local demand)	Economic growth and conditions in South Africa (Reflecting conducive business environment and local demand) Up	Economic growth and conditions in South Africa (Reflecting conducive business environment and local demand) Unchanged	Economic growth and conditions in South Africa (Reflecting conducive business environment and local demand) Down	Economic growth and conditions in South Africa (Reflecting conducive business environment and local demand) N/A
General agricultural production conditions (Referring to the environmental conditions affecting production output)	General agricultural production conditions (Referring to the environmental conditions affecting production output) Up	General agricultural production conditions (Referring to the environmental conditions affecting production output) Unchanged	General agricultural production conditions (Referring to the environmental conditions affecting production output) Down	General agricultural production conditions (Referring to the environmental conditions affecting production output) N/A
Debtor provision for bad debt	Debtor provision for bad debt Up	Debtor provision for bad debt Unchanged	Debtor provision for bad debt Down	Debtor provision for bad debt N/A
Financing cost	Financing cost Up	Financing cost Unchanged	Financing cost Down	Financing cost N/A

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* 4. Please indicate your expectations for the future state of the situation for the upcoming six months (April 2016 - September 2016)

	Up	Unchanged	Down	N/A
Turnover	Turnover Up	Turnover Unchanged	Turnover Down	Turnover N/A
Net operating income	Net operating income Up	Net operating income Unchanged	Net operating income Down	Net operating income N/A
Market share	Market share Up	Market share Unchanged	Market share Down	Market share N/A
Employment	Employment Up	Employment Unchanged	Employment Down	Employment N/A
Capital Investment	Capital Investment Up	Capital Investment Unchanged	Capital Investment Down	Capital Investment N/A
Volumes export	Volumes export Up	Volumes export Unchanged	Volumes export Down	Volumes export N/A
Economic growth and conditions in South Africa	Economic growth and conditions in South Africa Up	Economic growth and conditions in South Africa Unchanged	Economic growth and conditions in South Africa Down	Economic growth and conditions in South Africa N/A
General agricultural production conditions	General agricultural production conditions Up	General agricultural production conditions Unchanged	General agricultural production conditions Down	General agricultural production conditions N/A
Debtor provision for bad debt	Debtor provision for bad debt Up	Debtor provision for bad debt Unchanged	Debtor provision for bad debt Down	Debtor provision for bad debt N/A
Financing cost	Financing cost Up	Financing cost Unchanged	Financing cost Down	Financing cost N/A

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* 5. Your comments, please?