(Reuters) - South Africa raised its forecast for the 2006/07 maize crop by 90,000 tonnes to 7.05 million tonnes on Thursday, citing better yields from the Free State province.
Despite the Crop Estimates Committee's more upbeat assessment, South Africa could still struggle to meet its food requirements this year and might have to import the staple white maize for the first time in several years, traders say.
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Despite the Crop Estimates Committee's more upbeat assessment, South Africa could still struggle to meet its food requirements this year and might have to import the staple white maize for the first time in several years, traders say.
Read more at Reuters Africa
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