# South Africa's Record 2025/26 Corn Harvest Bolsters Supply Amid El Niño Risks; US and EU Corn Markets Face Price Pressure

> South Africa harvested a record 17.7 million tonnes of corn in 2025/26, providing a supply buffer ahead of a potentially severe El Niño in 2026/27. The article also reports a large US harvest and substantial EU imports, while noting that South African farmers remain committed to planting, with some shifting toward more drought-resistant crops.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-11T07:39:49.452Z
- Category: weather · region South Africa, US and EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/93235-south-africa-s-record-2025-26-corn-harvest-bolsters-supply-amid-el-nino-risks
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Abundant harvests in South Africa and the US add to available corn supplies and weigh on prices, though drought risk could tighten South African supply in the next season.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-10-27 | [CBoT corn drops on US harvest pressure - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/421-cbot-corn-drops-on-us-harvest-pressure-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.0% | — |
| CORN | 2023-10-19 | [Bumper US corn harvest sinks prices, pushes global supply to surplus \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33640-bumper-us-corn-harvest-sinks-prices-pushes-global-supply-to-surplus-reuters.md) | +1.0% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2021-08-10 | [US corn and soybean futures decline - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12610-us-corn-and-soybean-futures-decline-markets-business-recorder.md) | +1.7% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2021-03-25 | [Wheat nears 3-month low on supply prospects; soy, corn also decline - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12661-wheat-nears-3-month-low-on-supply-prospects-soy-corn-also-decline-markets.md) | +1.0% | +7.5% |
| CORN | 2021-01-20 | [Soybeans down for third session on South America rains; wheat, corn fall - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8238-soybeans-down-for-third-session-on-south-america-rains-wheat-corn-fall-markets.md) | +3.1% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- insights.tridge.com: https://insights.tridge.com/speaker-product-news-reports/KJLyFXpzJzgKuB1Gqsm5QUKHGgR43AVdqLfQwDyGwCqZtKrRKdwzRj3p

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