# South Africa’s corn production could fall 19% to 14.9 mln tons

> A USDA attaché forecast South Africa’s 2026/27 corn production at 14.9 million tonnes, down about 19% from the previous season’s record crop. The forecast cites reduced planted area, unfavorable weather prospects and higher production costs; ending stocks are projected to nearly halve as domestic consumption rises.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-06T01:39:18.664Z
- Category: report · region South Africa · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/83125-south-africa-s-corn-production-could-fall-19-to-14-9-mln-tons
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller crop and lower stocks alongside rising domestic consumption would tighten local availability and could support corn prices. Lower projected exports could also reduce supply available to importers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-02-04 | [Corn production likely to fall after record 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20626-corn-production-likely-to-fall-after-record-2025.md) | +0.1% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2026-07-17 | [Global grain production to fall by 69 mln tons after record harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5065-global-grain-production-to-fall-by-69-mln-tons-after-record-harvest.md) | +4.3% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2019-06-11 | [U.S. Corn Production, Supplies Fall, USDA Says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58451-u-s-corn-production-supplies-fall-usda-says.md) | +6.2% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2022-05-13 | [USDA: U.S. Corn Production to Drop 4.3%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13358-usda-u-s-corn-production-to-drop-4-3.md) | -1.0% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2018-04-19 | [Competing for Acres: 2018/19 Global Wheat Production to Fall - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65487-competing-for-acres-2018-19-global-wheat-production-to-fall-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | +0.4% | +3.7% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/south-africas-corn-production-could-fall-19-to-14-9-mln-tons/
- wandile.substack.com: https://wandile.substack.com/p/the-usda-gives-an-optimistic-view

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