JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Crop Estimates Committee released its latest crop estimates on Tuesday. Below is a breakdown of the data.

SUMMER CROPS – SECOND PRODUCTION 2017 SEASON

LATEST PREVIOUS 2016

White

Maize

Area 1,643,100 ha 1,643,100 ha 1,014,750 ha

Production 8,513,200 T 8,312,950 T 3,408,500 T

Yellow

Maize

Area 985,500 ha 985,500 ha 932,000 ha

Production 5,810,300 T 5,605,500 T 4,370,000 T

Total

Maize

Area 2,628,600 ha 2,628,600 ha 1,946,750 ha

Production 14,323,500 T 13,918,450 T 7,778,500 T

Sunflower

Seed

Area 635,750 ha 635,750 ha 718,500 ha

Production 896,060 T 928,620 T 755,000 T

Soya Beans

Area 573,950 ha 565,850 ha 502,800 ha

Production 1,162,425 T 1,070,495 T 742,000 T

Ground

Nuts

Area 66,000 ha 52,500 ha 22,600 ha

Production 86,600 T 88,175 T 17,680 T

Sorghum

Area 42,350 ha 42,350 ha 48,500 ha

Production 153,480 T 140,950 T 70,500 T

Dry Beans

Area 45,050 ha 45,550 ha 34,400 ha

Production 65,275 T 64,345 T 35,445 T

(Reporting by Tanisha Heiberg; Editing by Ed Stoddard)