Two new breed record prices were set at the Namibian national Boran auction on 29 October. This is no small achievement, given Namibia’s current drought.
The highest price of N$270 000 (N$1 = R1) was paid for 21-0009KG (lot 27), the first Canon CI 11-90 son offered for sale in Namibia. This young polled bull is described as “structurally sound, with excellent length, depth, and capacity – a potential stud sire”. The sellers were Kaspar and Stefanie Günzel from KG Boran at Grootfontein.
The second breed record price was paid for TLN 21-158 Zadie, a pregnant heifer from Louis Neethling of Borealis Borans, who has farming interests in Namibia and South Africa. According to Louis, this heifer’s mother is one of the superstar breeding cows on their farm. She was sold for N$130 000.
Both record prices were paid by Rachelle Lemcke from SH Borans via the online platform SwiftVee Namibia. SwiftVee Namibia entered the market this year and is already making a mark with a long-term investment, a local team led by Martenique Scott and a fully incorporated entity and offices.
SwiftVee sees Namibia as an export hub with the potential to unlock future business opportunities for all of Africa thanks to the country’s sophisticated traceability programs and regulatory infrastructure. According to Martenique, these record prices testify to the hard work and determination of the entire SwiftVee team, which has set new standards in Namibian agriculture.
“I am grateful that we could contribute to helping the Boran breed, the Namibian livestock industry, and investment in Namibia. It is a great privilege to be entrusted with providing online trading capabilities to the Boran community, and I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity.”
Russel Luck, CEO of SwiftVee SA, says: “This is an incredible achievement, and all credit goes to our Namibian team. Namibia has experienced several industry obstacles this year, especially the drought that has taken its toll on commercial and emerging farmers. I am incredibly proud of Martenique and Nicolene (Coetzee) from SwiftVee Namibia. They have greatly impacted the industry and proved that women, as in other sectors, are the future of agriculture. And the future looks bright!”
Agra Namibia presented the auction in the Agra Bank Windhoek Ring.
