# FAS - Foreign Agricultural Service (via Public) / South Africa: Grain and Feed Update

> The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service in Pretoria forecasts South Africa's corn production will fall in marketing year 2026/27 from the record harvest, as farmers plant less corn and yields return to average. Some farmers are shifting to sunflower because of the El Niño threat and record fuel prices, and lower output will reduce exports.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-04T19:38:37.835Z
- Category: report · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/80414-fas-foreign-agricultural-service-via-public-south-africa-grain-and-feed-update
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Smaller South African corn output and lower exports reduce regional supply in southern Africa, modestly supporting corn prices, though record carry-over stocks limit the effect.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-01-26 | [FAS - Foreign Agricultural Service (via Public) / Mexico: Grain and Feed Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21001-fas-foreign-agricultural-service-via-public-mexico-grain-and-feed-update.md) | -0.3% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2024-06-19 | [Mexico: Grain and Feed Update \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29718-mexico-grain-and-feed-update-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | -6.0% | -9.5% |
| CORN | 2024-03-13 | [India: India Grain and Feed - Quarterly Update - March 2024 \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31142-india-india-grain-and-feed-quarterly-update-march-2024-usda-foreign.md) | +1.5% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2024-08-13 | [Ukraine: Grain and Feed Quarterly \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14276-ukraine-grain-and-feed-quarterly-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | -1.2% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2025-12-04 | [Export Sales to Colombia and Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21478-export-sales-to-colombia-and-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +0.4% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- pubt.io: https://www.pubt.io/view/71E4AA1C1E9AE2190E9246FBF01CD4986485A7B1

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