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Preliminary area planted estimate for summer crops (2025) and the sixth production estimate for winter cereals (2024)
Voorlopige oppervlakteskatting vir somergewasse (2025) en die sesde produksieskatting vir wintergewasse (2024)

Summer crops / Somergewasse
Preliminary area planted estimate  2025  Voorlopige oppervlakskatting
Crop / Gewas Preliminary area planted
Voorlopige oppervlakte beplant
Intentions ¹
Voorneme ¹
Area planted
Oppervlakte beplant
Final estimate ²
Finale skatting ²
Change
Verandering
2025 2025 2024 2024
Ha Ha Ha Tons %
(A) (B) (C) (D) (A) ÷ (C)
Commercial / Kommersieël
  White maize / Witmielies 1 599 700 1 577 600 1 554 750 6 007 100 2.89
  Yellow maize / Geelmielies 1 046 500 1 062 500 1 081 500 6 716 950 -3.24
Total Maize / Totale Mielies 2 646 200 2 640 100 2 636 250 12 724 050 0.38
Sunflower seed / Sonneblomsaad 552 000 539 700 529 000 635 750 4.35
Soybeans / Sojabone 1 122 500 1 153 200 1 150 500 1 840 290 -2.43
Groundnuts / Grondbone 46 175 40 000 41 200 51 745 12.08
Sorghum 39 500 54 000 42 100 97 810 -6.18
Dry beans / Droëbone 45 500 45 105 39 550 50 495 15.04
Total / Totaal 4 451 875 4 472 105 4 438 600 15 400 140 0.30

¹  Soos middel Oktober 2024/ As mid October 2024
²  27 November 2024

Nota:  Estimate is for calendar year, for example production season 2024/20255 = 2025
Nota:  Skatting is vir kalenderjaar, byvoorbeeld produksie-seisoen 2024/20255 = 2025

Total maize / Totale mielies
Area planted   2015-2025   Oppervlakte beplant
Graph of the area planted to total maize from 2015 to 2025
Sunflower seed / Sonneblomsaad
Area planted   2015-2025   Oppervlakte beplant
Graph of area planted to sunflower seed from 2015 to 2025
Soybeans / Sojabone
Area planted   2015-2025   Oppervlakte beplant
Graph of area planted to soybean from 2015 to 2025
White and Yellow maize / Wit- en Geelmielies
Preliminary area planted  2025  Voorlopige oppervlakteskatting
Preliminary area planted
Voorlopige oppervlakte beplant
Area planted
Oppervlakte beplant
Final estimate ¹
Finale skatting ¹
2025 2024 2024
White
Wit
Yellow
Geel
Total
Totaal
White
Wit
Yellow
Geel
Total
Totaal
White
Wit
Yellow
Geel
Total
Totaal
Ha Ha Tons
Western Cape / Wes-Kaap
200 3 500 3 700 250 3 500 3 750 2 300 32 200 34 500
Northern Cape / Noord-Kaap
1 500 42 000 43 500 1 500 42 000 43 500 18 900 648 900 667 800
Free State / Vrystaat
860 000 385 000 1 245 000 835 000 415 000 1 250 000 3 340 000 1 971 250 5 311 250
Eastern Cape / Oos-Kaap
6 000 28 000 34 000 6 000 27 000 33 000 40 800 191 700 232 500
KwaZulu-Natal
50 000 66 000 116 000 47 000 67 000 114 000 286 700 576 200 862 900
Mpumalanga
162 000 362 000 524 000 160 000 360 000 520 000 984 000 2 448 000 3 432 000
Limpopo
9 000 18 000 27 000 11 000 15 000 26 000 74 800 120 000 194 800
Gauteng
56 000 57 000 113 000 54 000 62 000 116 000 291 600 409 200 700 800
North West / Noordwes
455 000 85 000 540 000 440 000 90 000 530 000 968 000 319 500 1 287 500
Total / Totaal
1 599 700 1 046 500 2 646 200 1 554 750 1 081 500 2 636 250 6 007 100 6 716 950 12 724 050

¹  27 November 2024

Sunflower seed / Sonneblomsaad
Preliminary area planted  2025  Voorlopige oppervlakteskatting
Province / Provinsie Preliminary area planted
Voorlopige oppervlakte beplant
Area planted
Oppervlakte beplant
Final estimate ¹
Finale skatting ¹
Ha Ha Tons
2025 2024 2024
Western Cape / Wes-Kaap 0 0 0
Northern Cape / Noord-Kaap 1 000 2 000 4 600
Free State / Vrystaat 275 000 255 000 357 000
Eastern Cape / Oos-Kaap 700 700 1 400
KwaZulu-Natal 300 300 600
Mpumalanga 3 000 3 500 4 900
Limpopo 85 000 90 000 63 000
Gauteng 2 000 2 500 3 000
North West / Noordwes 185 000 175 000 201 250
Total / Totaal 552 000 529 000 635 750

¹  27 November 2024

Soybeans / Sojabone
Preliminary area planted estimate  2025  Voorlopige oppervlakteskatting
Province / Provinsie Preliminary area planted
Voorlopige oppervlakte beplant
Area planted
Oppervlakte beplant
Final estimate ¹
Finale skatting ¹
Ha Ha Tons
2025 2024 2024
Western Cape / Wes-Kaap 0 0 0
Northern Cape / Noord-Kaap 1 000 1 200 4 380
Free State / Vrystaat 535 000 545 000 681 250
Eastern Cape / Oos-Kaap 8 000 5 300 14 310
KwaZulu-Natal 45 000 47 000 173 900
Mpumalanga 315 000 320 000 624 000
Limpopo 13 500 21 000 72 450
Gauteng 50 000 56 000 84 000
North West / Noordwes 155 000 155 000 186 000
Total / Totaal 1 122 500 1 150 500 1 840 290

¹  27 November 2024

Groundnuts / Grondbone
Preliminary area planted estimate  2025  Voorlopige oppervlakteskatting
Province / Provinsie Preliminary area planted
Voorlopige oppervlakte beplant
Area planted
Oppervlakte beplant
Final estimate ¹
Finale skatting ¹
Ha Ha Tons
2025 2024 2024
Western Cape / Wes-Kaap 0 0 0
Northern Cape / Noord-Kaap 3 000 4 200 8 610
Free State / Vrystaat 20 100 17 000 26 350
Eastern Cape / Oos-Kaap 0 0 0
KwaZulu-Natal 175 300 495
Mpumalanga 0 0 0
Limpopo 1 600 1 700 4 590
Gauteng 0 0 0
North West / Noordwes 21 300 18 000 11 700
Total / Totaal 46 175 41 200 51 745

¹  27 November 2024

Dry beans / Droëbone
Preliminary area planted estimate  2025  Voorlopige oppervlakteskatting
Province / Provinsie Preliminary area planted
Voorlopige oppervlakte beplant
Area planted
Oppervlakte beplant
Final estimate ¹
Finale skatting ¹
Ha Ha Tons
2025 2024 2024
Western Cape / Wes-Kaap 100 100 220
Northern Cape / Noord-Kaap 700 500 900
Free State / Vrystaat 17 500 13 500 10 800
Eastern Cape / Oos-Kaap 200 200 440
KwaZulu-Natal 3 000 2 100 2 730
Mpumalanga 3 000 2 600 4 680
Limpopo 10 000 12 200 23 790
Gauteng 1 000 850 935
North West / Noordwes 10 000 7 500 6 000
Total / Totaal 45 500 39 550 50 495

¹  27 November 2024

Sorghum
Preliminary area planted estimate  2025  Voorlopige oppervlakteskatting
Province / Provinsie Preliminary area planted
Voorlopige oppervlakte beplant
Area planted
Oppervlakte beplant
Final estimate ¹
Finale skatting ¹
Ha Ha Tons
2025 2024 2024
Western Cape / Wes-Kaap 0 0 0
Northern Cape / Noord-Kaap 0 0 0
Free State / Vrystaat 12 000 11 500 19 550
Eastern Cape / Oos-Kaap 200 100 300
KwaZulu-Natal 100 100 350
Mpumalanga 9 100 8 300 36 520
Limpopo 13 000 18 000 35 100
Gauteng 100 100 390
North West / Noordwes 5 000 4 000 5 600
Total / Totaal 39 500 42 100 97 810

¹  27 November 2024

Summer crops / Somergewasse
Preliminary area estimate estimate (2025) Voorlopige oppervlakteskatting

Summer field crops – 2025

The preliminary area estimate of today is mainly based on the results of a non-probability survey conducted by the Directorate: Statistics and Economic Analysis of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development. Please note that the area planted to crops refers to the area already planted for all purposes, including grain, silage and crop damaged area(s).

Commercial maize

The preliminary area estimate for maize is 2,646 million ha, which is 0,38% or 9 950 ha more than the 2,636 million ha planted for the previous season, and also 0,23% or 6 100 ha more than the intentions to plant figure of 2,640 million ha released in October 2024.

The preliminary area estimate for white maize is 1,600 million ha, which represents an increase of 2,89% or 44 950 ha compared to the 1,555 million ha planted last season. In the case of yellow maize, the area estimate is 1,046 million ha, which is 3,24% or 35 000 ha less than the 1,082 million ha planted last season.

Other summer crops

Sunflower seed: The preliminary area estimate for sunflower seed is 552 000 ha, which is 4,35% or 23 000 ha more than the 529 000 ha planted the previous season.

Other crops

It is estimated that 1,122 million ha have been planted to soybeans, which represents a decrease of 2,43% or 28 000 ha compared to the 1,150 million ha planted last season.

For groundnuts, the area estimate is 46 175 ha, which is 12,08% or 4 975 ha more than the 41 200 ha planted for the previous season.

The area estimate for sorghum decreased by 6,18% or 2 600 ha, from 42 100 ha to 39 500 ha against the previous season.

For dry beans, the area estimate is 45 500 ha, which is 15,04% or 5 950 ha more than the 39 550 ha planted for the previous season.


The revised area planted and production figures, which will be released by the Crop Estimates Committee on 27 February 2025, will mainly be based on information obtained from the Producer Independent Crop Estimation System (PICES) survey for the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Gauteng and North West provinces.

Information is available online at the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development or SAGIS, as from 14:30 on the date of the relevant meeting of the Crop Estimates Committee.

Somergewasse – 2025

Die voorlopige oppervlakteskatting van vandag is hoofsaaklik gebaseer op die resultate van 'n nie-ewekansige opname onderneem deur die Direk­toraat: Statistiek en Ekonomiese Analise van die Departement van Landbou, Grondhervorming en Landelike Ontwikkeling. Neem asseblief kennis dat die oppervlakte aangeplant met gewasse na die area verwys wat alreeds vir alle doeleindes geplant is, insluitende vir graan, kuilvoer en gewas beskadigde area(s).

Kommersiële mielies

Die voorlopige skatting van die oppervlakte onder mielies beloop 2,646 miljoen ha, wat 0,38% of 9 950 ha meer is as die 2,636 miljoen ha wat verlede seisoen aangeplant is, en ook 0,23% of 6 100 ha meer as die voornemens om te plant syfer van 2,640 miljoen ha soos vrygestel in Oktober 2024.

Die voorlopige oppervlak onder witmielies is 1,600 miljoen ha, wat 'n toename van 2,89% of 44 950 ha verteenwoordig vergeleke met die 1,555 miljoen ha die vorige seisoen. In die geval van geelmielies is die oppervlakteskatting 1,046 miljoen ha, wat 3,24% of 35 000 ha minder is as die 1,082 miljoen ha geplant die vorige seisoen.

Ander somergewasse

Sonneblomsaad: Die voorlopige oppervlakteskatting vir sonneblomsaad is 552 000 ha, wat 4,35% of 23 000 ha meer is as die 529 000 ha aangeplant die vorige seisoen.

Ander gewasse

Die geskatte oppervlakte beplant met sojabone is 1,122 miljoen ha, wat 'n afname van 2,43% of 28 000 ha verteenwoordig vergeleke met die 1,150 miljoen ha geplant die vorige seisoen.

Vir grondbone is die oppervlakteskatting 46 175 ha, wat 12,08% of 4 975 ha meer is as die 41 200 ha geplant vir die vorige seisoen.

Die oppervlakteskatting vir sorghum het afgeneem met 6,18% of 2 600 ha, van 42 100 ha tot 39 500 ha teenoor die vorige seisoen.

Vir droëbone is die geskatte oppervlakte beplant 45 500 ha, wat 15,04% of 5 950 ha meer is as die 39 550 ha geplant vir die vorige seisoen.


Die hersiene aangeplante oppervlakte en produksie­syfers sal deur die Oesskattingskomitee op 27 Fe­bruarie 2025 vrygestel word en sal hoofsaaklik gebaseer wees op inligting verkry vanaf die Pro­dusente Onafhanklike Oesskattingstelsel (“PICES”) opname vir die Vrystaat, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpuma­langa, Limpopo, Gauteng en Noordwes provinsies.

Inligting is beskikbaar aanlyn by die Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development of by SAGIS, vanaf 14:30 op die dag van die toepaslike vergadering van die Oesskattingskomitee.

Winter cereals / Wintergewasse
Area planted and sixth production estimate  2024  Oppervlakte- en sesde produksieskatting
Crop / Gewas Area planted
Oppervlakte beplant
Sixth forecast
Sesde skatting
Fifth forecast
Vyfde skatting
Area planted
Oppervlakte beplant
Final crop
Finale oes
Change / Verandering
2024 2024 2024 2023 2023
Ha Tons Tons Ha Tons %
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (B) ÷ (C)
Commercial / Kommersieël
Wheat / Koring 505 300 1 924 890 1 934 990 537 950 2 050 000 -0.52
Barley / Gars 100 700 377 050 377 050 107 600 377 000 0.00
Canola 165 750 287 445 295 445 131 200 236 300 -2.71
Oats / Hawer 31 000 41 300 50 300 27 500 41 000 -17.89
Sweet lupins / Soetlupine 16 000 19 200 19 200 16 000 16 000 0.00
Total winter cereals / Totaal wintergewasse 818 750 2 649 885 2 676 985 820 250 2 720 300 -1.01

*  Commercial only. Excluding barley or oats used as pasture, silage, hay and/or on the farm as fodder for livestock. / Slegs kommersieël. Uitgesluit gars of hawer wat gebruik word as weiding, kuilvoer, hooi en/of op die plaas as voer vir vee.

Wheat / Koring
Area planted and sixth production estimate  2024  Oppervlakte- en sesde produksieskatting
Province / Provinsie Area planted
Oppervlakte beplant
Sixth forecast
Sesde skatting
Area planted
Oppervlakte beplant
Final crop
Finale oes
2024 2024 2023 2023
Ha Tons Ha Tons
Western Cape / Wes-Kaap 368 000 1 067 200 365 000 1 084 000
Northern Cape / Noord-Kaap 38 000 296 400 40 000 292 000
Free State / Vrystaat 49 000 225 400 72 000 280 800
Eastern Cape / Oos-Kaap 5 000 34 500 6 300 40 555
KwaZulu-Natal 8 300 52 290 8 500 56 100
Mpumalanga 3 500 24 500 4 200 27 720
Limpopo 20 500 143 500 30 000 195 000
Gauteng 1 000 6 700 950 6 175
North West / Noordwes 12 000 74 400 11 000 67 650
Total / Totaal 505 300 1 924 890 537 950 2 050 000
Wheat / Koring
Production   2015-2024   Produksie
Graph of Western Cape wheat production from 2010 to 2024
Barley / Gars
Production   2015-2024   Produksie
Graph of Northern Cape wheat production from 2010 to 2024
Canola
Production   2015-2024   Produksie
Graph of Free State wheat production from 2010 to 2024

Winter cereal crops / Wintergewasse
Area estimate and sixth production forecast for 2024 / Oppervlakte- en sesde produksieskatting vir 2024

Winter cereal crops – 2024

Wheat

The expected production of wheat is 1,925 million tons, which is 0,52% or 10 100 tons less than the previous forecast of 1,935 million tons, whilst the expected yield is 3,81 t/ha.

The expected production in the Western Cape is 1,067 million tons (55%), which is 1,69% or 18 400 tons less than the previous forecast of 1,086 million tons. In the Northern Cape, 296 400 tons (15%) is expected to be produced – 1,30% or 3 800 tons more than the previous forecast of 292 600 tons. In the Free State, the expected production is 225 400 tons (12%) – 1,10% or 2 450 tons more than the previous forecast of 222 950 tons.

The area estimate for wheat is 505 300 ha, of which an estimated 368 000 ha or 73% is planted in the Western Cape, 49 000 ha or 10% in the Free State and 38 000 ha or 8% in the Northern Cape.

Other crops

The production forecast for barley remained un­changed at 377 050 tons. The area planted is estimated at 100 700 ha, while the expected yield is 3,74 t/ha.

The expected canola crop is 287 445 tons, which is 2,71% or 8 000 tons less than the previous forecast of 295 445 tons. The area estimate for canola is 165 750 ha, with an expected yield of 1,73 t/ha.

The expected crop for oats for the 2024 season is 41 300 tons and the area planted is 31 000 ha. The expected yield is 1,33 t/ha.

In the case of sweet lupines, the production forecast is 19 200 tons. The area estimate of sweet lupines is 16 000 ha, with an expected yield of 1,20 t/ha.


Please note that the final production estimate for winter cereals for 2024 will be released on 27 February 2025.

Information is available online at the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development or SAGIS, as from 14:30 on the date of the relevant meeting of the Crop Estimates Committee.

Wintergewasse – 2024

Koring

Die verwagte produksie vir koring is 1,925 miljoen ton, wat 0,52% of 10 100 ton minder is as die vorige skatting van 1,935 miljoen ton, terwyl die verwagte opbrengs 3,81 t/ha is.

Die verwagte produksie in die Wes-Kaap is 1,067 miljoen ton (55%), wat 1,69% of 18 400 ton minder is as die vorige skatting van 1,086 miljoen ton. In die Noord-Kaap is die verwagte produksie 296 400 ton (15%) – 1,30% of 3 800 ton meer as die vorige skatting van 292 600 ton. In die Vrystaat is die verwagte produksie 225 400 ton (12%) – 1,10% of 2 450 ton meer as die vorige skatting van 222 950 ton.

Die oppervlakteskatting vir koring is 505 300 ha, waarvan 'n geraamde 368 000 ha of 73% in die Wes-Kaap geplant is, 49 000 ha of 10% in die Vrystaat en 38 000 ha of 8% in die Noord-Kaap.

Ander gewasse

Die produksieskatting vir gars is onveranderd gelaat op 377 050 ton. Die oppervlakte beplant word beraam op 100 700 ha, terwyl die verwagte opbrengs 3,74 t/ha beloop.

Die verwagte canola-oes is 287 445 ton, wat 2,71% of 8 000 ton minder is as die vorige skatting van 295 445 ton. Die oppervlakteskatting vir canola is 165 750 ha, met 'n verwagte opbrengs van 1,73 t/ha.

Die verwagte oes vir hawer vir die 2024-seisoen is 41 300 ton en die oppervlakteskatting is 31 000 ha. Die verwagte opbrengs is 1,33 t/ha.

In die geval van soetlupine is die produksieskatting 19 200 ton. Die oppervlakte beplant met soetlupine is 16 000 ha, en die verwagte opbrengs is 1,20 t/ha.


Neem asseblief kennis dat die finale produksie­skatting vir wintergewasse vir 2024 op 27 Februarie 2025 vrygestel sal word.

Inligting is beskikbaar aanlyn by die Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development of by SAGIS, vanaf 14:30 op die dag van die toepaslike vergadering van die Oesskattingskomitee.

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