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SA summer crop harvest set to recover robustly in 2024-25

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South Africa's agriculture is recovering after a challenging mid-summer drought that led to significant crop losses in the 2023-24 season. The Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) 's data released at the end of March 2025 paints an encouraging picture of this new season's summer crop production prospects.

For example, the 2024-25 summer grain and oilseeds production is forecast at 18,0 million tonnes, up 5% from the previous month's estimate and 16% of the prior season's crop. This comprises maize, sunflower seed, soybeans, groundnuts, sorghum and dry beans.

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Richard Humphries and Sam Mkokeli produce this podcast.

29 Mar 2025 English South Africa Investing · Food Wandile Sihlobo

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