# Smaller acreage for maize in South Africa - prices rise

> Reuters survey respondents expect South African farmers to plant about 14% less corn this year, to roughly 2.0 million hectares, after dry weather delayed sowing and some northern regions were not planted. Corn prices in South Africa reached a two-year high on drought-related yield fears.

- Date: 2019-01-25 · published 2019-01-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region South Africa · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61122-smaller-acreage-for-maize-in-south-africa-prices-rise
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller South African maize crop and drought-driven yield risk tighten regional feed grain supplies and support prices, which may increase import demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-06-10 | [Agritrends- Increased feed prices a concern for livestock farmers- South Africa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58724-agritrends-increased-feed-prices-a-concern-for-livestock-farmers-south-africa.md) | +5.9% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2024-04-10 | [Southern Africa drought: Impacts on maize production \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30648-southern-africa-drought-impacts-on-maize-production-ifpri.md) | +0.1% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2024-08-30 | [Limited Rain for Those in Need in South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13552-limited-rain-for-those-in-need-in-south-america.md) | +4.1% | +5.9% |
| CORN | 2021-05-13 | [A"maize"ing global support for wheat prices \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47137-a-maize-ing-global-support-for-wheat-prices-the-land-nsw.md) | -7.7% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2019-05-21 | [Wheat prices rise after slowest US maize planting season - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5635-wheat-prices-rise-after-slowest-us-maize-planting-season-farmers-weekly.md) | +2.4% | +10.9% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/news/newsticker-smaller-acreage-maize-south-africa-prices-rise-2-year-high-2019-01-25

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