La Nina 2024 South Africa. The article discusses the strong likelihood of a la niña weather event occurring during the 2024/25 summer crop season, with a probability of over 50% between now and. These include severe droughts in central and northern south america and southeast asia and the pacific, as well as flooding in east africa”.
The 2024/25 summer crop season will start in october, and if the current la niña forecasts hold, south africa should receive early rains during that period to support the season. South africa’s 2024/25 maize imports currently stand at 92 491 tonnes.