South Africa
Data
World Bank · Pink Sheet

Maize

US No. 2 yellow, Gulf export price

240 US$/tPrice · September 2026
+7,0%1 month
+21,4%12 months
+1,7%5 years

Monthly price since 2000

US$/t

Annual average price

US$/t
YearPrice
2025203
2024191
2023253
2022319
2021260
2020165
2019170
2018164
2017155
2016159
2015170
2014193
2013259
2012298
2011292
2010186
2009166
2008223
2007164
2006122

The last 24 months

US$/t
MonthPrice
September 2026240
August 2026224
July 2026213
June 2026197
May 2026216
April 2026214
March 2026213
February 2026210
January 2026205
December 2025206
November 2025202
October 2025198
September 2025197
August 2025186
July 2025192
June 2025196
May 2025204
April 2025215
March 2025207
February 2025221
January 2025214
December 2024203
November 2024201
October 2024190

Who produces it: world production in 2024

Countries with recorded production: 162

12 850 000South Africa · Tonnes
12 / 162World rank
1,1%Share of world
CountryTonnesShare of world
United States377 632 69031%
China294 920 00024%
Brazil114 953 3039,4%
Argentina57 494 5004,7%
India40 230 5733,3%
Ukraine26 863 7402,2%
Mexico24 326 5082,0%
Canada15 344 9381,3%
Indonesia15 138 9121,2%
France14 670 6201,2%

World production since 2000

Largest exporters in 2024

CountryTonnesShare of worldExport value (million US$)
United States62 589 86231%14 342
Brazil39 783 16620%8 180
Argentina32 057 35616%6 551
Ukraine29 623 66615%5 072
France4 064 1042,0%1 855
South Africa3 464 3021,7%863
Poland3 341 6221,7%771
Romania2 885 7541,4%892
Myanmar (Burma)2 760 6061,4%692
Canada2 364 5441,2%478

Other food commodities

WheatRiceSoybeansSoybean oilPalm oilSunflower oilRapeseed oilCoffee, ArabicaCoffee, RobustaCocoaTeaSugarBananasOrangesBeefChicken

These are prices on international markets, in US dollars, not shop prices: changes take months to reach the shelves, and exchange rates, transport and local costs count just as much.

Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), update of 2 October 2026, CC BY 4.0 · Shelfpedia calculations: changes over one month, twelve months and five years.

Source: FAOSTAT, Crops and livestock products — production (update of 23 December 2025) and trade (update of 23 July 2026), compiled by FAO, CC BY 4.0 · Shelfpedia calculations: shares and ranks.