# Record maize crop keeps prices low for consumers, but El Niño threatens the next harvest

> South Africa has harvested a record maize crop, which has kept consumer prices low. Forecasters warn that El Niño could reduce yields in the next season.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T19:38:58.817Z
- Category: weather · region South Africa · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98400-record-maize-crop-keeps-prices-low-for-consumers-but-el-nino-threatens-the-next
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A large domestic surplus weighs on maize prices now, but a drought-driven shortfall next season would tighten supply and could reverse that pressure on feed grain costs.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-09-17 | [El Niño Could Create Grains Price Advantage for Brazil \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16770-el-nino-could-create-grains-price-advantage-for-brazil-cz-app.md) | +0.1% | -4.4% |
| 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 | 2025-06-25 | [Brazil Farmers to Reap Record Second Corn Crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13488-brazil-farmers-to-reap-record-second-corn-crop.md) | +2.3% | -2.8% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- africanfarming.com: https://www.africanfarming.com/2026/11/13/record-maize-crop-keeps-prices-low-for-consumers-but-el-nino-threatens-the-next-harvest/

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