GIEWS Update - Southern Africa, 28 April 2015
Maize production in 2015 expected to drop sharply
Year of publication2015
AuthorFAO
PublisherFAO
AbstractMaize production in 2015 expected to decline significantly from the bumper output of 2014. Consequently, the subregional maize import requirements are forecast to increase sharply in 2015/16. Maize prices increased in South Africa, the major subregional exporter, by nearly 30 percent since the beginning of the year. Food security improved significantly in 2014/15 following last year’s bumper crop; however, current production prospects raise concern.
Available inEnglish
Product typeNewsletter
SeriesGIEWS - Updates
RegionAfrica
ISSN2707-1723
Areas of workGlobal Information and Early Warning System
KeywordsMaize; production; imports; prices: South Africa; Southern Africa.
