Recent weather conditions in South Africa have had a significant impact on grain producers with challenges piling up. The Crops Estimates Committee (CEC) has also recently revised the summer crop production estimate down by 13,48% year-on-year to 17,4 million tons.
According to Grain SA, the recent weather conditions that prevailed in the winter grain production regions and current conditions in the summer grain production regions have had a significant economic impact on grain producers.
The winter grain production season faced several challenges with excessive rain in certain areas resulting in losses in yields and placing financial pressure on producers in affected areas.
According to Tobias Doyer,
