29.4.2026
19:27
Given
a
softer
weekly
export
pace,
it
is
unlikely
that
the
country
will
see
strong
enough
momentum
in
the
remaining
weeks
of
the
current
marketing
year
to
reach
the
2.40
million
tonnes
seasonal
forecast
for
maize
exports.
The
challenge
is
the
softer
global
demand,
not
supply
availability.
South
Africa
has
ample
maize
supplies
following
favourable
agricultural
seasons.
South
Africa’s
maize
exports
in
the
2025-26
marketing
year
have
mainly
been
to
the
African
continent,
with
Zimbabwe
as
the
major
buyer,
accounting
for
38%
of
South
Africa’s
maize
exports
so
far.
The
likes
of
Vietnam,
Taiwan
and
South
Korea,
amongst
others,
that
typically
import
maize
from
South
Africa
didn’t
import
much
this
year
as
they
relied
on
ample,
cheaper
global
maize
supplies.
Source:
Zimbabwe
remains
the
most
reliable
buyer
of
South
African
maize.
Post
published
in:
Agriculture