# Southern Africa Food and Nutrition Security Working Group: Crop and Livestock Situation Update, Food Security Outlook and Nutrition Update (Bulletin, July - August 2018) | OCHA

> A regional food security bulletin reports Southern Africa's 2018 crop output down 13% from last year after a mid-season dry spell, though still 3% above the five-year average. Large carry-over maize stocks in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe keep regional maize prices 20-33% below the five-year average, but prices are expected to rise from August.

- Date: 2018-08-29 · published 2018-08-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Southern Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63454-southern-africa-food-and-nutrition-security-working-group-crop-and-livestock
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Regional maize supply is cushioned by carry-over stocks, so the impact on global feed grain prices is limited, though tighter Southern African supply may support local maize and feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-03-06 | [Outlook for the 2018 growing season \| Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65927-outlook-for-the-2018-growing-season-climate-and-agriculture-in-the-southeast.md) | +2.7% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2026-10-07 | [El Niño weather extremes worsen food security in East Africa and Central America and threaten next season crops in Southern Africa and South America - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17047-el-nino-weather-extremes-worsen-food-security-in-east-africa-and-central.md) | -2.4% | -6.1% |
| CORN | 2020-08-21 | [Livestock Wx for 8/21/20: Predicting derechos; La Niña odds influence Sep-Oct-Nov outlook - Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51522-livestock-wx-for-8-21-20-predicting-derechos-la-nina-odds-influence-sep-oct-nov.md) | +3.5% | +11.2% |
| CORN | 2026-09-18 | [July, August Weather Stressful for Northern, Southern Key Row Crop States](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12959-july-august-weather-stressful-for-northern-southern-key-row-crop-states.md) | -0.8% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2018-07-27 | [Does the El Niño Southern Oscillation Actually Matter for Food Security? – State of the Planet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63941-does-the-el-nino-southern-oscillation-actually-matter-for-food-security-state.md) | +0.9% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- unocha.org: https://www.unocha.org/publications/report/democratic-republic-congo/southern-africa-food-and-nutrition-security-working-group-crop-0

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