# Southern Africa Growing Season 2016-2017: Recovery Hampered by Floods and Drought? - World | ReliefWeb

> A ReliefWeb southern Africa report on the 2016-17 growing season says conditions are favorable in Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and northeast South Africa, though localized flooding and pests occur. Tanzania and Madagascar face severe drought, and seasonal forecasts point to wetter conditions than average.

- Date: 2017-02-20 · published 2017-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Southern Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72421-southern-africa-growing-season-2016-2017-recovery-hampered-by-floods-and
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Improved southern African harvests would ease import needs for maize and reduce regional food insecurity, but the region is small in global grain trade, so the price effect is minor.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-11-30 | [Drought Continues to Hamper Brazil's Corn, Soybean Growing Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50007-drought-continues-to-hamper-brazil-s-corn-soybean-growing-season.md) | -1.5% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2025-11-21 | [Global Seasonal Outlook (November 2025) - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21856-global-seasonal-outlook-november-2025-world-reliefweb.md) | +1.1% | +2.0% |
| 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 | 2021-02-09 | [Southeast Climate Update and Webinar Recap \| February 9, 2021 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48536-southeast-climate-update-and-webinar-recap-february-9-2021-drought-gov.md) | -5.2% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2024-04-23 | [FAO/GIEWS Special Alert No. 352: Southern Africa El Niño-linked drought to cause cereal production declines and spur a surge in import needs, 23 April 2024 - Mozambique \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30654-fao-giews-special-alert-no-352-southern-africa-el-nino-linked-drought-to-cause.md) | -0.1% | +4.1% |
| SOY | 2020-11-30 | [Drought Continues to Hamper Brazil's Corn, Soybean Growing Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50007-drought-continues-to-hamper-brazil-s-corn-soybean-growing-season.md) | -2.4% | +5.3% |
| SOY | 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) | -3.1% | -2.7% |
| SOY | 2021-02-09 | [Southeast Climate Update and Webinar Recap \| February 9, 2021 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48536-southeast-climate-update-and-webinar-recap-february-9-2021-drought-gov.md) | -0.2% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- reliefweb.int: https://reliefweb.int/report/world/southern-africa-growing-season-2016-2017-recovery-hampered-floods-and-drought

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