June 5, 2009

South Africa's 2009-10 marketing year commercial corn crop is estimated at 11.2 million tonnes on 2.4 million hectares, reports the US Department of Agriculture.

The corn crop yield is estimated at 4.62 tonnes per hectare which will be the highest corn yield per hectare recorded in South Africa. After the initial dry spell at the beginning of the season, most regions of the corn producing area in received above-average rainfall which contributed to the historic crop. After exporting more than 2.1 million tonnes of corn in the 2008-09 marketing year, it is estimated that South Africa will again have 1.8 million tonnes of corn available for exports in 2009-10 marketing year.

For more of the USDA report, please click here.