Category: Maize

The 2018/2019 maize production season is represented by the results of the 22nd annual maize crop quality survey. A total of 808 composite samples, representing white and yellow maize from 28 of the 36 production regions in South Africa

During the 2018 harvesting season, a representative sample of each delivery of maize at the various grain intake points was taken according to the prescribed grading regulation. A total of 900 composite samples, representing white and yellow maize of each production region, were received and analysed to determine the quality.

Mycotoxins, toxic chemical compounds produced by moulds, can contaminate commodities­ either in the field or during storage and are invisible, odourless and tasteless. The only proven way to determine whether grain, feed or food are contaminated, is by analytical testing.