South Africa’s 2024/25 maize harvest is now forecast at 14.66 million tonnes, up 14 % from last season and slightly above March’s estimate, the Crop Estimates Committee said in its latest outlook.
South African maize output for the 2024/25 season is now pegged at 14.66 million metric tons—14 % higher than last season’s 12.85 million tons—according to the government’s Crop Estimates Committee (CEC). The latest projection, released in the CEC’s third summer-crop forecast, slightly tops March’s 14.56 million-ton estimate. The harvest is expected to yield roughly 7.76 million tons of white maize for human consumption and 6.9 million tons of yellow maize destined mainly for animal feed.
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