{"id":6638,"date":"2012-01-04T01:12:49","date_gmt":"2012-01-03T23:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/01\/update-2-south-africa-imports-romanian-yellow-maize\/"},"modified":"2012-01-04T01:12:49","modified_gmt":"2012-01-03T23:12:49","slug":"update-2-south-africa-imports-romanian-yellow-maize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-2-south-africa-imports-romanian-yellow-maize\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 2-South Africa imports Romanian yellow maize"},"content":{"rendered":"

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* Two cargoes headed to Western Cape – producer group<\/span><\/p>\n

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* Deal done months back on attractive prices-traders<\/p>\n

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* South Africa may import more maize after big exports<\/p>\n

(Updates with details on cargoes, market background)<\/p>\n

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JOHANNESBURG, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Two cargo ships of
\nRomanian maize are en route to South Africa’s Western Cape
\nprovince and could be followed by more imports as the country
\nfaces a maize supply shortfall for the rest of the season, the
\nhead of producer group Grain SA said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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“Our understanding is that there are two cargo shipments on
\ntheir way to the Western Cape. It’s yellow maize from Romania
\nfor the feed (livestock) industry in that province,” Jannie de
\nVilliers, Grain SA’s chief executive, told Reuters.<\/p>\n

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Two French traders whose firms were involved in the sale of
\nthe maize (corn) said the ships had left Romania in mid-December
\nand comprised Panamax cargoes of 43,000 and 45,000 tonnes, with
\nthe grain exported by Swiss-based trading house Ameropa.<\/p>\n

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The deal dated back to last May when Romanian maize was very
\ncompetitive internationally, they said.<\/p>\n

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South Africa has been harvesting bumper maize crops but
\nbecause of export commitments, Grain SA estimates it may have to
\nimport a combined 700,000 tonnes of white and yellow maize to
\nmake up for expected shortfalls in the current marketing year
\nwhich ends on April 30.<\/p>\n

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The March white maize contract ended over 3 percent
\nhigher on Tuesday at 2,644.00 rand a tonne and the prospects
\nthat South Africa may have to import could put further pressure
\non prices and domestic inflation.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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