# ASAP assessment May 2025 - Joint Research Centre - European Commission

> The EU Joint Research Centre's May ASAP assessment finds good cereal prospects in Southern Africa, with South Africa expecting a 15% rise in maize output and Zambia forecasting higher maize output than last year. East African bimodal areas improved with rainfall, though Sudan remains a critical hotspot.

- Date: 2025-06-06 · published 2025-06-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24123-asap-assessment-may-2025-joint-research-centre-european-commission
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger Southern African maize harvests reduce import demand from the region, a mildly bearish factor for corn export prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-07-03 | [ASAP assessment June 2025 - Joint Research Centre - European Commission](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23664-asap-assessment-june-2025-joint-research-centre-european-commission.md) | -5.1% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2025-03-06 | [Grain Transportation Report, March 6, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16962-grain-transportation-report-march-6-2025.md) | +1.8% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2022-12-15 | [679. November 2022 World Food Price Index　 \| Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences \| JIRCAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38272-679-november-2022-world-food-price-index-japan-international-research-center.md) | +2.2% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2026-01-12 | [USDA Raises 2025 Corn Production to More Than 17 BB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20996-usda-raises-2025-corn-production-to-more-than-17-bb.md) | -2.8% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2025-08-12 | [USDA Ups 2025 Corn Production More Than Expected in Latest Crop Production Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23262-usda-ups-2025-corn-production-more-than-expected-in-latest-crop-production.md) | +0.0% | +4.3% |

## Sources

- joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/asap-assessment-may-2025-2025-06-06_en

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