date:Apr 24, 2013
Post forecasts that sunflower seed and groundnut planted areas will increase only marginally to 510,000 hectares and 50,000 hectares, respectively.
The South African Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) released its first oilseeds production estimate for the 2012/13 MY on February 26, 2013. The CEC estimated the commercial oilseed crop at 1.6 milliontons.
However, the CEC did their yield surveys before a mid-season drought hit the Northwest and Free State Provinces and harshly affected the summer c