Abstract of Agricultural Statistics

The "Abstract of Agricultural Statistics" is a yearly publication produced by the National Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry of the Republic of South Africa. It contains meaningful information on; inter alia, field crops, horticulture, livestock, important indicators and the contribution of agriculture.

You will find:

• Field crops: area planted, production, producer prices, producer price index and gross value, etc
  • Maize; Wheat; Grain sorghum; Groundnuts; Sunflower seed; Soya beans;
  • Oats; Barley; Rye; Dry beans; Cowpeas, dry peas and lentils; Sugar-cane; Chicory;
  • Cotton; Wattle bark; Lucerne and other hay; Tobacco;
• Horticulture: production, sales on markets, exports, purchases for processing, prices realised, gross value and total value of production
  • Apples; Apricots; Grapes; Pears; Peaches; Plums; Prunes, cherries and quinces;
  • Figs; Strawberries and other berries; Watermelons; Dried fruit; Wine;
  • Avocados and bananas; Granadillas and litchis; Guavas and loquats; Mangos and pawpaws;
  • Pineapples; Oranges; Lemons; Grapefruit; Naartjes;
  • Production of vegetables: Quantity of important vegetables sold on the sixteen major fresh produce markets Average price of important vegetables sold on the sixteen major fresh produce markets
• Livestock: numbers, numbers slaughtered and average prices, herd composition, production and consumption etc. Cattle; Pig; Sheep and goat;
• Wool; Eggs; Milk and dairy;
• Value of production, income and expenditure of the farm sector
• Capital formation, farm assets and liabilities
• International trade: Value of imports and exports – total and for agriculture

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