South Africa’s 2024 maize planting area seen up 2%
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South African farmers are expected to plant maize over an area 2% bigger this year than last, the government’s Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) said on Tuesday.
The CEC forecast a 2.36% increase in the area planted for white maize, and a 1.47% increase in the area planted for yellow maize.
Overall, farmers were expected to plant 2.638 million hectares of maize in 2024, up from 2.586 million hectares the previous year.
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