CROP ESTIMATES

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Crop Estimates Committee meeting dates

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

PRESS RELEASE: NEW RELEASE TIME

24 January 2012	Summer Crops: Preliminary Area Planted (2012) and Winter Cereals: Sixth Production Forecast (2011)
21 December 2011	The fifth production forecast for winter cereals for the 2011 production season is hereby released
01 December 2011	Final Area Planted and Crop Production Figures of Commercial Maize, Sunflower Seed, Soya Beans and Sorghum for 2011
24 November 2011	Winter Cereals – Area Planted and fourth production forecast: 2011 production season
25 October 2011	Summer Crops: Intentions to Plant  (2012) and Winter Cereals: 3rd Production Forecast (2011)
27 September 2011	Summer Crops: Final Production Estimate (2011) Winter Cereals: Revised Area and 2nd Production Forecast (2011
25 August 2011	Summer Crops: Area Planted and 7th Production Forecast (2011) Winter Cereal - Revised Area and 1st Production Forecast (2011)
26 July 2011	Summer Crops: Area Planted and 6th Production Forecast (2011) Winter Cereal - Preliminary Area Planted Estimate (2011)
23 June 2011	Summer Crops: Area Planted and 5th Production Forecast (2011)
24 May 2011	Summer Crops: Area Planted and 4th Production Forecast (2010/11)
05 May 2011	Winter Cereal: Final Area Planted and Crop Production Figures (2010)
20 April 2011	Summer Crops: Area Planted and 3rd Production Forecast (2010/11) Winter Cereal - Intentions to Plant: 2011 Season
24 March 2011	Summer Crops: Area Planted and 2nd Production Forecast (2010/11)
24 February 2011	Summer Crops: Revised Area and 1st Production Forecast (2010/11) Winter Cereal - Area Planted and 7th Production Forecast (2010)
25 January 2011	Summer Crops: Preliminary Area Planted Estimate (2010/11) Winter Cereal - Area Planted and 6th Production Forecast (2010)
21 December 2010	Winter Cereals: Area Planted and 5th Production Forecast (2010)
25 November 2010	Final Area Planted and Crop Production Figures of Commercial Summer Crops for the 2009/10 Production Season
23 November 2010	Winter Cereals: Area Planted Estimate and 4th Production Forecast (2010)
21 October 2010	Summer Crops: The intentions to plant summer crops for the 2010/11 production season Winter Cereals: Area Planted Estimate and 3rd Production Forecast (2010)
23 September 2010	Summer Crops: Area Planted and Final Production Estimate (2009/10) Winter Cereals: Area Planted Estimate and 2nd Production Forecast (2010)
24 August 2010	Summer Crops: 7th Production Forecast (2009/10) Winter Cereals: Revised Area and 1st Production Forecast (2010)
22 July 2010	Summer Crops: 6th Production Forecast (2009/10) Winter Cereals: Preliminary Area Planted (2010)
24 June 2010	Summer Crops – Area Planted and Fifth Production Forecast (2009/10) Winter Cereal – Preliminary Area Planted Estimate: 2010 Production Season
20 May 2010	Summer Crops – Area Planted and Fourth Production Forecast (2009/10)
06 May 2010	Final Area Planted and Crop figures of Winter Cereals for the 2009 Production Season
22 April 2010	Summer Crops: Area Planted and Third Production Forecast (2009/10) Winter Cereal - Intentions to Plant: 2010 Season
24 March 2010	Summer Crops: Area Planted and Second Production Forecast (2009/10)
23 February 2010	Summer Crops: Area Planted and First Production Forecast (2009/10) Winter Cereal - Area Planted and Seventh Production Estimate of Winter Cereals (2009)
21 January 2010	Summer Crops: Preliminary Area Planted Estimate (2009/10) Winter Cereal - Area Planted and Sixth Production Forecast (2009/10)
17 December 2009	Winter Cereals – Area Planted and Fifth Production Forecast (2009)
26 November 2009	Summer Crops: Final Area Planted and Crop Production Figures (2008/09)
24 November 2009	Winter Cereals: Area Planted and Forth Production Forecast (2009)
27 October 2009	Summer Crops: Intentions to Plant (2009/10) Winter Cereals: Area Planted and Third Production Forecast (2009)
23 September 2009	Summer Crops: Final Production Estimate (2008/09) Winter Cereals: Area Planted and 2nd Production Forecast (2009/10)
26 August 2009	Summer Crops: 7th Production Forecast (2008/09) Winter Cereals: Area Planted and 1st Production Forecast (2009/10)
28 July 2009	Summer Crops: 7th Production Forecast (2008/09) Winter Cereals: Area Planted and 1st Production Forecast (2009/10)
24 June 2009	Summer Crops: 5^th Production Forecast (2008/09)
26 May 2009	Summer Crops: 4^th Production Forecast (2008/09)
7 May 2009	Winter Cereals: Finalisation for 2008
23 April 2009	Summer Crops: 3^rd Production Forecast (2008/09) and Winter Cereals: Intentions to Plant (2009)
25 March 2009	Summer Crops: 2^nd Production Forecast (2008/09)
24 February 2009	Summer Crops: Area planted and 1^st Production Forecast (2008/09) Winter Cereals: Final Production Estimate (2008)
27 January 2009	Summer Crops: 1st Area Estimate (2008/09) Winter Cereals Area Estimate and Sixth Production Forecast (2008)
18 December 2008	Winter Cereals Area Estimate and Fifth Production Forecast (2008)
27 November 2008	Commercial summer crops: Finalisation for 2007/08
25 November 2008	Winter Cereals Area Estimate and Fourth Production Forecast (2008)
23 October 2008	Winter Cereals Area Estimate and Third Production Forecast (2008)
	Summer Crops: Intentions to Plant (2008/09)
23 September 2008	Winter Cereals Area Estimate and 2^nd Production Forecast (2008)
27 August 2008	Summer Crops: Final Production Estimate (2007/08) Winter Cereals: Area Estimate and First Production Forecast (2008)
24 July 2008	Summer Crops: Sixth Production Forecast Winter Cereals: 1st Area Estimate
26 June 2008	Fifth production forecast for summer crops (2007/08)
28 May 2008	Fourth production forecast for summer crops (2007/08)
8 May 2008	Winter Cereals: Finalisation for 2007
24 April 2008	Summer crops: Third production forecast (2007/08) Winter cereals: Intentions to plant (2008)
27 March 2008	Second production forecast for summer crops (2007/08)
26 February 2008	First production forecast for summer crops (2007/08) and final production estimate for winter cereals (2007)
24 January 2008	Summer Crops: 1st Area Estimate Winter Cereals: Sixth Production Forecast
20 December 2007	Area and fifth production forecast of Winter Cereals: 2007 season
29 November 2007	Maize and Sorghum: Finalisation for 2006/07
27 November 2007	Summer Crops: 2nd Intentions to Plant (2007/08) Winter Cereals: Area Estimate and Fourth Production Forecast (2007)
24 October 2007	Winter Cereals Area Estimate and Third Production Forecast (2007)
2 October 2007	Sunflower seed, Soya beans and Groundnuts: Finalisation for 2006/07
27 September 2007	Summer Crops: 1st Intentions to Plant (2007/08) Winter Cereals: Area Estimate and Second Production Forecast (2007)
28 August 2007	Summer Crops: Final Production Estimate (2006/07) Winter Cereals: Area Estimate and First Production Forecast (2007)
25 July 2008	Summer Crops: Sixth Production Forecast Winter Cereals: 1st Area Estimate
26 June 2007	Summer crops: Fifth production forecast (2006/07)
18 June 2007	Maize: Irrigation vs Dryland (area planted – 2006/07)
24 May 2007	Summer crops: Fourth production forecast (2006/07) Winter cereals: 2nd Intentions to plant (2007)
3 May 2007	Winter Cereals: Finalisation for 2006
25 April 2007	Area and third production forecast of summer crops: 2006/07 season
27 March 2007	Second production forecast for summer crops (2006/07) Winter cereals: First intentions to plant (2007)
27 February 2007	First production forecast for summer crops (2006/07) and final production estimate for winter cereals (2006)
24 January 2007	Area and sixth production forecast of Winter crops and Preliminary area estimate of Summer crops
19 December 2006	Area and fifth production forecast of Winter Cereals: 2006 season
30 November 2006	Maize and Sorghum: Finalisation for 2005/06
21 November 2006	Summer Crops: 2nd Intentions to Plant (2006/07) Winter Cereals: Area Estimate and Fourth Production Forecast (2006)
19 October 2006	Winter Cereals Area Estimate and Third Production Forecast (2006)
28 September 2006	Sunflower seed, Soya beans and Groundnuts: Finalisation for 2005/06
22 September 2006	Press Release: Maize estimate (2005/06)
20 September 2006	Press Release: Maize estimate (2005/06)
20 September 2006	Summer Crops: Final Production Forecast (2005/06) Winter Cereals: Area Estimate and Second Production Forecast (2006)
22 August 2006	Summer Crops Seventh Production Forecast Winter Cereals Revised Area Estimate and First Production Forecast
20 July 2006	Summer Crops: Sixth Production Forecast Winter Cereals: 1st Area Estimate
20 June 2006	Summer crops: Fifth production forecast (2005/06)
23 May 2006	Summer crops: Fourth production forecast (2005/06) Winter cereals: 2nd Intentions to plant (2006)
4 May 2006	Winter Cereals: Finalisation for 2005/06
20 April 2006	Area and third production forecast of summer crops: 2005/06 season
23 March 2006	2006 Winter cereals: First intentions to plant (2006) Summer crops: Second production forecast (2005/06)
21 February 2006	First production forecast for summer crops (2005/06) and final production estimate for winter cereals (2005/06)
19 January 2006	Area and sixth production forecast of Winter crops and Preliminary area estimate of Summer crops for 2005/06 season