date:Jun 28, 2013
tors negatively impacting corn production are a decrease in the area planted with corn, the spread of disease, and rising fuel costs. The portion of high-potential area planted with corn by midApril of this year was only slightly more than 70 percent, compared to the normal 90 percent, according to a June 2013 report (FEWSNET). Spread of Maize Lethal Necrosis disease in parts of the South Rift region could worsen the decline in national corn production.
Corn prices will likely increase between