South Africa is expected to harvest 17.363 million tons of corn in the 2025/26 crop year, according to an update released this Tuesday (28) by Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) The South African government's estimate represents a 4.3% increase compared to the 16.650 million tons produced in the previous season. The new estimate also surpasses the projection released by the committee on June 25th, when production was estimated at 17.255 million tons. Of the total forecast for the harvest, 9.391 million tons are expected to be white maize, mainly for human consumption, while 7.972 million tons correspond to yellow maize, used primarily for animal feed.
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