Agbiz says heavy rains had less of an impact on summer crop yields than expected

Industry body the Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) says South Africa’s summer crop has not been as bad as some might have feared at the start of the 2021/22 production season, when heavy rains threatened yields. For example, the Crop Estimates Committee estimates the maize harvest at 14.7-million tonnes, and albeit down 10% year-on-year, the harvest is still well above the ten-year average of 12.8-million tonnes.

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