South Africa's wheat crop rose by one-third to 1.9 million tonnes in the 2016 season, the largest harvest in six years, as improved rainfall boosted yields, a government agency said on Friday.
This season's crop is about 100,000 tonnes larger than 2 million tonnes reaped in 2011, the Crop Estimates Committee said in its final assessment of the harvest.
South Africa's set to harvest largest wheat crop since 2011 - CEC
South Africa's wheat crop rose by one-third to 1.9 million tonnes in the 2016 season, the largest harvest in six years, as improved rainfall boosted yields, a government agency said on Friday.
This season's crop is about 100,000 tonnes larger than 2 million tonnes reaped in 2011, the Crop Estimates Committee said in its final assessment of the harvest.
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