South Africa’s 2018/19 corn production is forecast at 11.0 million metric tons (mmt), unchanged from last month and down 2.1 mmt (16 percent) from last year. Area is estimated at 2.4 million hectares (mha), unchanged from last month and down 0.23 mha (9 percent) from last year. Yield is forecast at 4.58 metric tons per hectare, unchanged from last month, down 8 percent from last year and down slightly from the 5-year average. 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. (For additional information, please contact Curt.Reynolds@fas.usda.gov.)