The expected commercial maize crop is 14 527 950 tons, which is 10,95% or 1 787 050 tons less than the 16 315 000 tons of the previous season (2021). The yield of maize is 5.56 t / ha. The area planted figures were obtained mainly from the Producer Independent Crop Estimation System (PICES), as reported by the National Crop Estimates Consortium for Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Gauteng, and North West provinces. Note that information from the objective yield survey of the Consortium for the Mpumalanga Province, is reported in April 2022 and for the Free State and North West provinces in May 2022. The current yield figures were mainly obtained from producers in the different provinces. The area under white maize is 1 571 000 ha, which represents a decrease of 0,30% or 4 700 ha compared to the 1 575 700 ha the previous season. The production estimate of white maize is 7 535 100 tons, which is 12,38% or 1 064 900 tons less than the 8 600 000 tons of the previous season. The yield of white maize is 4,80 t / ha.
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The expected commercial maize crop is 14 527 950 tons, which is 10,95% or 1 787 050 tons less than the 16 315 000 tons of the previous season (2021). The yield of maize is 5.56 t / ha. The area planted figures were obtained mainly from the Producer Independent Crop Estimation System (PICES), as reported by the National Crop Estimates Consortium for Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Gauteng and North West provinces. Note that information from the objective yield survey of the Consortium for the Mpumalanga Province, is reported in April 2022 and for the Free State and North West provinces in May 2022. The current yield figures were mainly obtained from producers in the different provinces. The area under white maize is 1 571 000 ha, which represents a decrease of 0,30% or 4 700 ha compared to the 1 575 700 ha the previous season. The production estimate for white maize is 7 535 100 tons, which is 12,38% or 1 064 900 tons less than the 8 600 000 tons of the previous ...
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