AGRICULTURE NEWS - According to the National Crop Estimates Committee’s latest statistics, commercial producers had expressed the intention to plant almost 2,6 million hectares of maize in 2023, which was 1,2% (32 000ha) less than the just over 2,62 million hectares of the previous season.
Indications were that farmers planned to plant just over 1,5 million hectares to white maize, 73 000ha (4,6%) less than in the previous season.
In the case of yellow maize, the expected plantings were about 1,09 million hectares, 41 000ha (3,9%) more than in the previous season.
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