Long-awaited rains in southern Africa have reduced the danger of a significant year-on-year wound in the country's commercial maize first stomach At 303 million hectares.

Long-awaited rains in southern Africa have reduced the danger of a significant year-on-year wound in the country's commercial maize first stomach

At 303 million hectares, this month's estimate of the 2002/03 commercial maize area from the National harvest Estimates Committee (NCEC) is gentle but analysts believe it now has potential to rise.

"I think the acreage will increase from end to end the season," said NCEC chairman Rodney Dredge "We have had fit rain in December in chiefly parts ...