Imports of maize from Ukraine totaled 130,3 thousand tons, from USA – 126,5 thousand t, including 41.7 thousand tons of white and yellow 84,8 thousand tons. Imports of U.S. yellow corn resumed in late February. In January and February of this year, more than 80% of imports of yellow maize in South Africa (191,1 thousand tons) provided Ukraine. In may-December 2016. the main supplier of yellow corn in South Africa was Argentina, white – Mexico.

For forty eight weeks of the current season, which started may 1, 2016 South Africa imported 1 596 million tons of yellow corn, including from Argentina – 993,8 thousand tons, Ukraine – 371,thousand tons, from USA – 100,0 thousand tons the Import of white maize amounted to 683,1 million tonnes, including from Mexico – 538,7 thousand tons, from USA – 144,5 thousand tons.

South Africa second season in a row remains a net importer of maize because the crop suffered greatly from drought.

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