South Africa: Estimated maize crop 10% smaller in 2022
Sorghum
Maize (Corn)
Published Jun 30, 2022
Tridge summary
The estimated maize crop is 10% smaller than the 2021 crop. The three most important maize producing areas, viz. the Free State, Mpumalanga and North West provinces are expected to produce 81% of the 2022 crop. The area under white maize is 1,575 mill. ha and for yellow maize the area is 1,048 mill. ha. The production estimate for white maize is 7,470 mill. tons, which is 1.09% or 82 650 tons lower than the previous estimate of 7,553 mill. ton. The yield of white maize is 4,74 t / ha. In the case of yellow maize, the production estimate is 7,208 mill. tons, which is 0.53% or 38 100 tons more than the previous estimate of 7,170 mill. ton.
Original content
The yield of yellow maize is 6,88 t / ha. Sunflower seed: The production estimate for sunflower seed is 961 350 tons, which is 0,17% or 1 650 tons less than the previous estimate of 963 000 tons. The area estimate for sunflower seed is 670 700 ha, while the expected yield is 1,43 t / ha. Other crops: The soybean production estimate is 2,091 mill. tons, which is 8.32% or 160 650 tons more than the previous estimate of 1,931 mill. ton. The estimated area planted to soybeans is 925 300 ha and the expected yield is 2,26 t / ha. The expected groundnut crop was adjusted downwards by 22.02% or 15,500 tons, from 70,400 tons to 54,900 tons. For groundnuts, the area estimate is 43 400 ha, while the expected yield is 1,26 t / ha. The production estimate of sorghum is 140 820 tons, which is 2,62% or 3,600 tons more than the previous estimate of 137 220 tons. The area estimate for sorghum is 37 200 ha, and the expected yield is 3,79 t / ha. In the case of dry beans, the production estimate was ...
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