# ASAP assessment - September 2023 - Joint Research Centre

> The EU JRC's September ASAP assessment expects low cereal yields in parts of East Africa, Central and South Asia and Central America. It reports positive wheat prospects in South Africa and Zimbabwe. It also warns that El Niño-linked dryness could hurt Southern Africa's 2023/24 season.

- Date: 2023-10-11 · published 2023-10-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region East Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33550-asap-assessment-september-2023-joint-research-centre
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Localized yield shortfalls in import-dependent regions can lift import demand for wheat and corn. The effect on world prices is limited because the largest exporters are not the main areas affected.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-26 | [Summer crop season closes with below-average yield prospects - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17061-summer-crop-season-closes-with-below-average-yield-prospects-joint-research.md) | -0.4% | — |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-12 | [SEPTEMBER 2023 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY & NOTES: - CIH](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34041-september-2023-wasde-report-summary-and-notes-cih.md) | +0.9% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-01-11 | [932. December 2023 World Food Price Index \| Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences \| JIRCAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32196-932-december-2023-world-food-price-index-japan-international-research-center.md) | +0.2% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-01 | [Grain Transportation Report, September 1, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14902-grain-transportation-report-september-1-2022.md) | -1.4% | +3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-10 | [Export of essential agri commodities for the period April-September 2020 increases by 43.4 percent](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50610-export-of-essential-agri-commodities-for-the-period-april-september-2020.md) | +1.2% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2025-10-27 | [Disappointing summer crop season in the south-east - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22339-disappointing-summer-crop-season-in-the-south-east-joint-research-centre.md) | +1.4% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2025-09-29 | [Arable Market Report – 29 September 2025 \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22913-arable-market-report-29-september-2025-ahdb.md) | -1.8% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2024-01-11 | [932. December 2023 World Food Price Index \| Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences \| JIRCAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32196-932-december-2023-world-food-price-index-japan-international-research-center.md) | -1.3% | -5.6% |

## Sources

- joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/asap-assessment-september-2023-2023-10-11_en

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