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Is Zimbabwe Quietly Lifting the Maize Import Ban? | SA News

It appears that Zimbabwe has taken the right step and eased the ban on maize imports. I was reviewing South Africa’s maize exports for the week of 26 September 2025, and Zimbabwe was listed as an importer. During that week, South Africa exported 27,624 tonnes of maize, with 47% (12,858 tonnes) of it being exported to Zimbabwe.

South Africa’s 2025-26 maize exports so far stand at 650 897 tonnes, which is far below the seasonal export forecast of 2.2 million tonnes.

Ordinarily, Zimbabwe is one of South Africa’s large maize markets, in addition to countries in the Far East and some African countries. However, last month, Zimbabwe issued a notice temporarily banning the import of maize…

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