The aim and objectives of this statutory measure are to compel any person directly and indirectly involved in imports and/or exports (e.g. end-consumers, importers, storers, exporters, processors, including any person, e.g. a producer, trader, transporter, agent, etc. who acts in the capacity of the aforementioned persons) of maize and/or wheat to keep records and submit returns to SAGIS. The statutory measure is deemed necessary in order to ensure that accurate import and export information in respect of maize and/or wheat is made available more frequently to all roleplayers and decision makers in the grain industry.

This statutory measure is deemed necessary to:

SAGlS was specifically established for the purpose of handling information gathering, processing and dissemination on behalf of the various cereal and oil seed industries in South Africa. This statutory measure will be administered by SAGIS but as a task separate to its main task of monthly national marketing information.

SAGlS publishes macro maize and wheat import and export information on a regular basis for the grain industry and other interested parties. This information is obtained and furnished from the returns submitted to SAGIS. The information gathered by SAGIS by means of records and returns is available free of cost on SAGIS' website. This allows interested parties access whenever they need the information.