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March 23, 2018

African markets might look to South Africa for additional maize supplies

Despite South Africa having over 4.0 million tonnes of maize available for exports in the 2017/18 marketing year following a record harvest, actual exports could only amount to 2.4 million tonnes. This was due to a […]
March 7, 2018

Above-average maize crop to contain food prices

South Africa is expected to harvest a smaller but above-average maize crop this year, which should contain food prices. This should be positive for local consumers of food, food companies and food inflation, which in turn […]