Maize output seen up 7% on last season Reuters > By Reuters - 25 May 2021 - 10:49 The forecast is 2% higher than the CEC s April forecast of 16.095 million tonnes. Image: MICHAEL PINYANA
Maize farmers are expected to harvest 7% more of the staple crop during the 2020/2021 season compared with the previous season, as yields are boosted by favourable weather, a Reuters survey showed on Monday.
SA s Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) is expected to forecast the 2020/2021 maize crop at 16.413 million tonnes, up from the 15.300 million tonnes harvested last season, the average estimate of five traders and analysts showed.
The forecast is 2% higher than the CEC s April forecast of 16.095 million tonnes.
Views: Visits 15 CBN The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has been commended for initiating the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme, which has helped smallholder maize farmers in the country to attain quality production and sustainable life. The National President of Maize Association of Nigeria, Dr Bello Abubakar, gave the commendation at the inauguration of the first National Maize Pyramid unveiling programme in Abuja recently. He said that maize farmers in the country were currently producing enough to meet up the demand for maize in Nigeria. READ ALSOAuto crash claims 2 lives in Onitsha The president called on the government to sustain the ban on maize importation to further boost maize production and to encourage farmers in the country.
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