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Maize output seen up 7% on last season Reuters"> By Reuters - 25 May 2021 - 10:49 The forecast is 2% higher than the CEC's April forecast of 16.095 million tonnes. Image: MICHAEL PINYANA Maize farmers are expected to harvest 7% more of the staple crop during the 2020/2021 season compared with the previous season, as yields are boosted by favourable weather, a Reuters survey showed on Monday. SA's Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) is expected to forecast the 2020/2021 maize crop at 16.413 million tonnes, up from the 15.300 million tonnes harvested last season, the average estimate of five traders and analysts showed. The forecast is 2% higher than the CEC's April forecast of 16.095 million tonnes.