South Africa May Lower Wheat Output Forecast 0.7%, Survey Shows
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South Africa will probably cut its targets for wheat output and its planting area for corn in a Crop Estimates Committee forecast due Oct. 25, a survey showed.
The estimate may fall 0.7 percent from the prior forecast of 1.762 million metric tons, according to the median prediction in a survey of five traders. The range was 1.7 million tons to 1.762 million tons. South Africa may plant 2.6 million hectares (6.4 million acres) of land with corn, according to the survey, with estimates ranging from 2.5 million to 2.9 million tons.