In 2016 – 2017 corn crop in SAR increases over two times

27 Sep, 2017
In 2016 – 2017 corn crop in SAR increases over two times
According to FAS USDA, in the current season, corn crop in SAR is estimated at 17.1 million tonnes, by 109% more than 2015 – 2016 – 8.2 million tonnes.

With regard to this huge crop, the country may be a net exporter of corn with an export of 2.5 million tonnes.

In the first four months of the season (May - August), export reached 1.2 million tonnes mainly to Japan 411,000 tonnes, Kenya 225,000 tonnes and Taiwan 211,000 tonnes.