# Rainfall and other climate conditions for March - AgriFocus Africa

> Dry outlooks for the rest of March threaten further drought damage to South African maize in the eastern Free State and Mpumalanga. Dam levels in the summer rainfall area are between 50 and 70% of capacity, and some parts of the North West are waterlogged.

- Date: 2020-03-13 · published 2020-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54059-rainfall-and-other-climate-conditions-for-march-agrifocus-africa
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower South African maize output would tighten regional supply and support white and yellow corn prices, pushing feed buyers toward imports.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-03-17 | [Why La Niña and “Western V” Climate Conditions Continue to Appear Conducive to Poor Eastern East Africa March-to-May 2021 Rains and Crop Production – CHC Blog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48024-why-la-nina-and-western-v-climate-conditions-continue-to-appear-conducive-to.md) | +11.0% | +14.2% |
| CORN | 2020-05-26 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| May Climate Briefing: ENSO-Neutral Conditions Dominate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53045-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-may-climate.md) | +1.3% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2016-12-24 | [Poor weather conditions take a toll on EU cereal harvest - Agriland.ie](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73393-poor-weather-conditions-take-a-toll-on-eu-cereal-harvest-agriland-ie.md) | +0.4% | +4.6% |
| CORN | 2022-03-24 | [Mixed Weather Conditions for Second-Crop Corn in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13733-mixed-weather-conditions-for-second-crop-corn-in-brazil.md) | +1.8% | +8.1% |
| CORN | 2023-11-13 | [Ongoing El Nino forecast to bring dry conditions in Southern Africa, SE Asia, Central America and wet conditions in Eastern Africa - Agroportal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33103-ongoing-el-nino-forecast-to-bring-dry-conditions-in-southern-africa-se-asia.md) | -0.5% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- agrifocusafrica.com: https://agrifocusafrica.com/2020/03/13/rainfall-and-other-climate-conditions-for-march/

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