South Africa’s grain fortress faces regional deficit strain due to super El Niño
South African farmer Derek Mathews inspects a cob of maize on a commercial farm near Lichtenburg, South Africa’s North West province.© REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko Published on August 18, 2026 at 06:00 am (GMT +1) Across South Africa’s vast grain belts in the central Free State province, towering commercial silos groan under the weight of a record harvest in the heart of the country’s breadbasket.
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