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South Africa drought persists despite May rainfall

by Reuters
Monday, 30 May 2016 11:31 GMT

A trader sells mealies to commuter in Durban, South Africa, April19, 2016, as food prices continue to rise due to drought conditions. REUTERS/Rogan Ward

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Agricultural ministry says dam water levels remain low and crop supplies scant

JOHANNESBURG, May 30 (Reuters) - South Africa is still suffering the effects of a drought despite increased rainfall in May, leaving dam water levels low and crop supplies scant, the agricultural ministry said on Monday.

The persistence of a severe drought across southern Africa will result in widening cereal deficits due to crop failures, the department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said in a statement.

The department said rainfall had increased in the first ten days of May but that drought conditions would continue. (Reporting by Mfuneko Toyana; Editing by Joe Brock)

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