# Maize Meal Prices Fall 14% From Last Year

> Statistics South Africa reported that the average price of a 5kg bag of maize meal was R64.85 in September 2026, down from R75.46 in September 2025. The price had peaked at R77.55 in April 2025.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T19:39:51.300Z
- Category: report · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/90116-maize-meal-prices-fall-14-from-last-year
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower retail maize meal prices ease costs for South African households, but the figures do not identify a cause or establish a change in grain demand. Any implication for corn prices is therefore uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-07-19 | [Cattle Prices Projected Higher From Last Month \| Feedlot Special \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29402-cattle-prices-projected-higher-from-last-month-feedlot-special-feedlotmagazine.md) | +3.8% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2023-12-28 | [Real feeder cattle prices lag \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32847-real-feeder-cattle-prices-lag-ag-proud.md) | -2.1% | -3.4% |
| CORN | 2019-12-04 | [USDA report: Grain, hay prices up during fall - Mid-West Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55650-usda-report-grain-hay-prices-up-during-fall-mid-west-farm-report.md) | -3.9% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2019-02-22 | [Another Record Year for Meat Production Forecast for 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60541-another-record-year-for-meat-production-forecast-for-2019.md) | -1.3% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2022-09-30 | [UPDATE 1-U.S. Wheat Harvest Falls Below Forecasts; Prices Rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39630-update-1-u-s-wheat-harvest-falls-below-forecasts-prices-rally.md) | +1.0% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- wisevoter.com: https://wisevoter.com/world/za/2026/11/09/maize-meal-prices-fall-14-percent

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