South Africa 2022 wheat harvest forecast 1.6% lower than last year

21st December 2022 By: Reuters

South Africa 2022 wheat harvest forecast 1.6% lower than last year

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South African farmers are expected to harvest 1.6% less wheat in the 2022 season compared with the previous season, the government's Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) said on Wednesday.

The CEC's fifth winter wheat crop forecast estimates the 2022 wheat harvest at 2.249-million tonnes, down from the 2.285-million tonnes harvested last year.