The country's grain millers intend to import over 1.4m tons of corn by July to fill the shortfall.
Corn output in Zimbabwe will drop by almost three-quarters this year as the nation experiences its worst drought in four decades, according to the government. Output of the staple grain in the 2023-24 season that ends May 31 is estimated at 634 699 tons, down 72% from last year, according to a final crop assessment seen by Bloomberg and confirmed by the Agriculture Ministry. That compares with a previous forecast of 868 237 tons.
The El Niño weather phenomenon has triggered a dry spell in southern Africa that’s slashed South Africa’s corn crop by at least a fifth and led countries including Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe to declare states of national disaster because of crop failures. Zimbabwean grain millers plan to import at least 1.4 million tons of corn by July to address the shortfall. Farmers in Zimbabwe planted 1.
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