FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT
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Dry weather in late February and early March negatively impacts crop conditions in western parts of South Africa’s maize triangle
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Larger plantings are forecast for the 2013 maize crop
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Exports of maize in the current 2012/13 marketing year (May/April) estimated at lower levels than in 2011/12
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Maize prices begin to firm up following concerns about the impact of dry weather