South Africa’s 2018/19 corn production is forecast at 11.5 million metric tons (mmt), down 0.5 mmt or 4 percent from December and down 2.0 mmt (15 percent) from last year. The USDA forecast includes output from both the developing and commercial sectors, with the commercial sector accounting for approximately 95 percent of the total crop. Area is estimated at 2.4 million hectares (mha), unchanged from December and down 0.23 mha or 9 percent from last year. Yield is forecast at 4.8 metric tons per hectare, down 4 percent from December and down 7 percent from last year. (For more information, please contact Curt.Reynolds@fas.usda.gov.)