WANDILE SIHLOBO: SA’s huge maize surplus can meet Zim’s mounting demand
Maize imports of our neighbour to the north could rise markedly in the 2023/24 marketing year
21 June 2023 - 08:42
From a maize-supply perspective, SA is in a relatively strong position. According to recent estimates by the Crop Estimates Committee (CEC), the country’s 2022/23 commercial maize production could reach 16.1-million tonnes, up 5% year-on-year and the third largest on record.
Given that SA’s annual maize need for domestic consumption is roughly 12-million tonnes, the country could have over 3-million tonnes for export markets in the 2023/24 marketing year, which started in May (this marketing year corresponds with the 2022/23 production year). ..
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