* Surplus could destroy local maize prices Submit your comment South Africa's Agriculture Minister said on Tuesday the country had secured foreign markets to sell the surplus maize of about 4 million tonnes in the 2009/10 season to safeguard maize prices for local farmers. South Africa, the continent's largest economy is also Africa's biggest maize producer, and the government last month raised its forecast of maize output for the 2009/10 season to 12.96 million...
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