# Don’t despair, rains are coming – expert - Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe

> Zimbabwe's Meteorological Services director Amos Makarau urges farmers to keep preparing land despite late rains after a prolonged drought. He says forecasts still call for good rains and expects November rainfall to build moisture.

- Date: 2016-11-25 · published 2016-11-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73777-don-t-despair-rains-are-coming-expert-commercial-farmers-union-of-zimbabwe
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Expected normal rains in southern Africa would ease the regional maize deficit, which is mildly bearish for import demand and white maize prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-06-25 | [Farmers and Crops Welcome Recent Rains, as Drought Deepens for Others](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46418-farmers-and-crops-welcome-recent-rains-as-drought-deepens-for-others.md) | +5.6% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2026-03-12 | [Rains bring relief to the eastern corn belt - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13009-rains-bring-relief-to-the-eastern-corn-belt-pro-farmer.md) | +3.7% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2026-04-13 | [Ukrainian corn exports are focused on the Mediterranean and European destinations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14126-ukrainian-corn-exports-are-focused-on-the-mediterranean-and-european.md) | +1.7% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2021-10-22 | [Midwest farmers are on track for a record-high harvest, despite a year of extreme weather \| KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44387-midwest-farmers-are-on-track-for-a-record-high-harvest-despite-a-year-of.md) | +3.5% | +10.0% |
| CORN | 2023-11-20 | [Rains taking toll on EU soft wheat area](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33130-rains-taking-toll-on-eu-soft-wheat-area.md) | -2.1% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- cfuzim.org: https://cfuzim.org/don-t-despair-rains-are-coming-expert/

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