# Anomaly Hotspots of Agricultural Production (ASAP) assessment - July 2023 - Joint Research Centre

> The JRC's July ASAP assessment reports above-average Southern Africa cereal harvests, about 11% above the five-year average. It flags high risk of insufficient rain in East Africa linked to El Nino.

- Date: 2023-08-08 · published 2023-08-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Southern Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34471-anomaly-hotspots-of-agricultural-production-asap-assessment-july-2023-joint
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Southern Africa harvests add regional supply and limit import demand, while East African drought risk is a localized food security concern with little global price weight.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-06-24 | [Healthy production systems are key to sustainable biomass supply - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24237-healthy-production-systems-are-key-to-sustainable-biomass-supply-joint-research.md) | +2.0% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2025-11-14 | [1380. Trends in Export Restrictions on Major Crops \| Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences \| JIRCAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21917-1380-trends-in-export-restrictions-on-major-crops-japan-international-research.md) | -0.8% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2025-05-02 | [Agricultural potential of the Black Sea region: New opportunities and challenges of the 2025/26](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14210-agricultural-potential-of-the-black-sea-region-new-opportunities-and-challenges.md) | -3.8% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2023-10-09 | [Short-term outlook of agricultural markets: EU farmers keep up production in spite of adverse weather events - Agriculture and rural development](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33554-short-term-outlook-of-agricultural-markets-eu-farmers-keep-up-production-in.md) | -0.2% | -3.4% |
| CORN | 2018-05-16 | [Jim Hilker: Market Outlook - May 2018 - Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64880-jim-hilker-market-outlook-may-2018-department-of-agricultural-food-and-resource.md) | +0.3% | -4.4% |
| WHEAT | 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) | -3.4% | -5.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-24 | [Healthy production systems are key to sustainable biomass supply - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24237-healthy-production-systems-are-key-to-sustainable-biomass-supply-joint-research.md) | +1.4% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-09 | [1434. January 2026 World Food Price Trends \| Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences \| JIRCAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20623-1434-january-2026-world-food-price-trends-japan-international-research-center.md) | +1.4% | +6.9% |

## Sources

- joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/anomaly-hotspots-agricultural-production-asap-assessment-july-2023-2023-08-08_en

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