December 6, 2007

South Africa corn yields up by 9,000 tonnes last week

South Africa's corn yields for the 2007/08 season rose by 9,000  tonnes to 5.995 million tonnes last week, the South African Grain Information Service said on Wednesday (December 5, 2007).

The yields are just over 1 million tonnes short of the projected 7.125 million tonne total production for the season.

South African farmers harvest corn each year from about April to early August, with the key harvest months being June and July.

Wheat yields for the 2007/08 season rose by 155,000 tonnes last week to 676,000 tonnes, Sagis said in its weekly report.

South Africa is forecast to produce 1.756 million tonnes this season.