The impact of the mid-summer drought on South Africa's 2023-24 crop continues to bite

Published 2024년 9월 26일

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South Africa is making its eighth forecast for the 2023-24 grain and oilseeds production season, with two reports left. Despite being late in the season, with the optimal planting window for the next season approaching, production figures may not be significantly revised due to a typical season. However, this year has been exceptional with poor producer deliveries due to a mid-summer drought in February and March, impacting crop yield potential in various regions.

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South Africa is on its eighth summer grain and oilseeds production forecast for the 2023-24 season. There are two more monthly reports to follow. Given that we are at the tail end of the season and will soon be in the optimal planting window for the 2024-25 production season from mid-October, we thought there would be no major revisions of the production figures at this late stage. But this has not been a typical season, and the lower producer deliveries we have been observing over the past few weeks are not only a function of on-farm storage ...

Source: Farmingportal