# Agri Trends South Africa- Grain- Oilseeds report October 2019

> South Africa's dry conditions have delayed the summer grain planting season, with producers waiting for rain before preparing soil and planting maize and oilseeds. The commercial wheat crop estimate was cut 6.1% to 1.695 million tons due to drought and heat damage in the Western Cape and Free State.

- Date: 2019-10-30 · published 2019-10-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56677-agri-trends-south-africa-grain-oilseeds-report-october-2019
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller South African wheat crop and delayed maize planting tighten local supply, supporting domestic feed grain prices and import demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-28 | [Global weather driving price rises in grains and oilseeds: Feed market report \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9793-global-weather-driving-price-rises-in-grains-and-oilseeds-feed-market-report.md) | -6.0% | -5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-21 | [Daily Grain Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8722-daily-grain-report.md) | +2.1% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-02 | [2026 - 2027 El Niño: Special Report (October 2, 2026 ) - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17049-2026-2027-el-nino-special-report-october-2-2026-world-reliefweb.md) | -3.2% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-26 | [Africa climate change report reveals heat rising north and south, Sahel getting wetter \| UN News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50565-africa-climate-change-report-reveals-heat-rising-north-and-south-sahel-getting.md) | -0.9% | -5.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-23 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on South America weather worries - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7654-u-s-grains-soybeans-firm-on-south-america-weather-worries-agcanada.md) | -0.3% | -2.7% |
| CORN | 2019-11-28 | [ABSA- AGRITRENDS- South Africa- November 2019- Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56197-absa-agritrends-south-africa-november-2019-crops.md) | +1.1% | +3.4% |
| CORN | 2020-01-15 | [ABSA - Agri Trends- Grain and Oliseeds  2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55199-absa-agri-trends-grain-and-oliseeds-2020.md) | +0.3% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2025-09-01 | [South America may trend slightly drier \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22793-south-america-may-trend-slightly-drier-world-grain.md) | +0.3% | +5.0% |

## Sources

- farmingportal.co.za: http://www.farmingportal.co.za/index.php/agri-index/68-crops/3318-agri-trends-south-africa-grain-oil-report-october-2019

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