Summer crops: area planted and fourth production forecast (2021)
Somergewasse: oppervlakte- en vierde produksieskatting (2021)
Summer crops / Somergewasse
- Summer crops / Somergewasse
- Graph: Total maize / Grafiek: Totale mielies
- Graph: Sunflower seed / Grafiek: Sonneblomsaad
- Graph: Soybeans / Grafiek: Sojabone
- White and yellow maize / Wit- en geelmielies
- Sunflower seed / Sonneblomsaad
- Soybeans / Sojabone
- Groundnuts / Grondbone
- Dry beans / Droëbone
- Sorghum
- Notes / Aantekeninge
Non-commercial Maize / Nie-kommersiële mielies
- Non-commercial Maize / Nie-kommersiële mielies
- Non-commercial Maize: area / Nie-kommersiële mielies: oppervlakte
- Non-commercial Maize: production / Nie-kommersiële mielies: produksie

Estimates courtecy of the Crop Estimates Committee
Syfers deur die Oesskattingskomitee verskaf
Crop / Gewas | Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Fourth forecast Vierde skatting |
Third forecast Derde skatting |
Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Final crop Finale skatting |
Change Verandering |
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2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | ||
Ha | Tons | Tons | Ha | Tons | % | |
(A) | (B) | (C) | (D) | (E) | (B) ÷ (C) | |
Commercial / Kommersieël | ||||||
White maize / Witmielies | 1 691 900 | 8 982 190 | 8 933 690 | 1 616 300 | 8 547 500 | +0.54 |
Yellow maize / Geelmielies | 1 063 500 | 7 198 150 | 7 161 900 | 994 500 | 6 752 500 | +0.51 |
Total Maize / Totale Mielies | 2 755 400 | 16 180 340 | 16 095 590 | 2 610 800 | 15 300 000 | +0.53 |
Sunflower seed / Sonneblomsaad | 477 800 | 716 240 | 696 290 | 500 300 | 788 500 | +2.87 |
Soybeans / Sojabone | 827 100 | 1 918 150 | 1 793 650 | 705 000 | 1 245 500 | +6.94 |
Groundnuts / Grondbone | 38 550 | 57 900 | 57 900 | 37 500 | 50 080 | – |
Sorghum | 49 200 | 195 035 | 189 885 | 42 500 | 158 000 | – |
Dry beans / Droëbone | 47 390 | 56 577 | 56 577 | 50 150 | 64 800 | – |
Non-commercial maize / Nie-kommersiële mielies | ||||||
Total maize / Totale mielies | 319 460 | 586 650 | 586 650 | 297 460 | 543 545 | – |
Maize: Commercial + non-commercial / Mielies: Kommersieël + nie-kommersieël mielies | ||||||
Total maize RSA / Totaal mielies RSA | 3 074 860 | 16 766 990 | 16 682 240 | 2 908 260 | 15 843 545 | +0.51 |
Note: Estimate is for calendar year, for example production season 2020/2021 = 2021
Nota: Skatting is vir kalenderjaar, byvoorbeeld produksie-seisoen 2020/2021 = 2021
Production 2010-2021 Produksie
Production 2010-2021 Produksie
Production 2010-2021 Produksie
Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Fourth forecast Vierde skatting |
Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Final crop Finale oes |
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2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | ||||||||
White Wit |
Yellow Geel |
Total Totaal |
White Wit |
Yellow Geel |
Total Totaal |
White Wit |
Yellow Geel |
Total Totaal |
White Wit |
Yellow Geel |
Total Totaal |
Ha | Tons | Ha | Tons | ||||||||
Western Cape / Wes-Kaap | |||||||||||
500 | 3 500 | 4 000 | 4 500 | 31 500 | 36 000 | 400 | 3 400 | 3 800 | 3 600 | 30 600 | 34 200 |
Northern Cape / Noord-Kaap | |||||||||||
3 400 | 41 000 | 44 400 | 40 290 | 615 000 | 655 290 | 3 400 | 43 100 | 46 500 | 40 300 | 633 900 | 674 200 |
Free State / Vrystaat | |||||||||||
907 500 | 420 000 | 1 327 500 | 4 719 000 | 2 415 000 | 7 134 000 | 855 000 | 365 000 | 1 220 000 | 4 700 000 | 2 209 000 | 6 909 000 |
Eastern Cape / Oos-Kaap | |||||||||||
6 000 | 18 000 | 24 000 | 39 000 | 131 400 | 170 400 | 5 500 | 17 000 | 22 500 | 35 200 | 119 000 | 154 200 |
KwaZulu-Natal | |||||||||||
50 000 | 55 000 | 105 000 | 310 000 | 423 500 | 733 500 | 47 000 | 55 000 | 102 000 | 298 400 | 434 500 | 732 900 |
Mpumalanga | |||||||||||
165 000 | 360 000 | 525 000 | 1 155 000 | 2 556 000 | 3 711 000 | 160 000 | 353 000 | 513 000 | 872 000 | 2 347 500 | 3 219 500 |
Limpopo | |||||||||||
16 500 | 21 000 | 37 500 | 112 200 | 168 000 | 280 200 | 15 000 | 18 000 | 33 000 | 105 000 | 126 000 | 231 000 |
Gauteng | |||||||||||
58 000 | 50 000 | 108 000 | 371 200 | 340 000 | 711 200 | 55 000 | 50 000 | 105 000 | 297 000 | 330 000 | 627 000 |
North West / Noordwes | |||||||||||
485 000 | 95 000 | 580 000 | 2 231 000 | 517 750 | 2 748 750 | 475 000 | 90 000 | 565 000 | 2 196 000 | 522 000 | 2 718 000 |
Total / Totaal | |||||||||||
1 691 900 | 1 063 500 | 2 755 400 | 8 982 190 | 7 198 150 | 16 180 340 | 1 616 300 | 994 500 | 2 610 800 | 8 547 500 | 6 752 500 | 15 300 000 |
Province / Provinsie | Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Fourth forecast Vierde skatting |
Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Final crop Finale oes |
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Ha | Tons | Ha | Tons | |
2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | |
Western Cape / Wes-Kaap | – | – | – | – |
Northern Cape / Noord-Kaap | 1 100 | 1 320 | 1 200 | 1 430 |
Free State / Vrystaat | 235 000 | 376 000 | 260 000 | 444 600 |
Eastern Cape / Oos-Kaap | 300 | 450 | 300 | 750 |
KwaZulu-Natal | – | – | – | – |
Mpumalanga | 3 500 | 5 250 | 2 800 | 3 920 |
Limpopo | 76 500 | 84 150 | 65 000 | 65 000 |
Gauteng | 4 400 | 5 720 | 4 000 | 5 600 |
North West / Noordwes | 157 000 | 243 350 | 167 000 | 267 200 |
Total / Totaal | 477 800 | 716 240 | 500 300 | 788 500 |
Province / Provinsie | Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Fourth forecast Vierde skatting |
Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Final crop Finale oes |
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Ha | Tons | Ha | Tons | |
2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | |
Western Cape / Wes-Kaap | – | – | – | – |
Northern Cape / Noord-Kaap | 1 000 | 3 500 | 2 000 | 7 000 |
Free State / Vrystaat | 365 000 | 766 500 | 315 000 | 519 750 |
Eastern Cape / Oos-Kaap | 3 100 | 9 300 | 1 500 | 3 000 |
KwaZulu-Natal | 36 000 | 129 600 | 35 000 | 101 500 |
Mpumalanga | 290 000 | 652 500 | 260 000 | 416 000 |
Limpopo | 20 500 | 73 800 | 15 500 | 48 050 |
Gauteng | 42 000 | 109 200 | 36 000 | 70 200 |
North West / Noordwes | 69 500 | 173 750 | 40 000 | 80 000 |
Total / Totaal | 827 100 | 1 918 150 | 705 000 | 1 245 500 |
Province / Provinsie | Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Fourth forecast Vierde skatting |
Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Final crop Finale oes |
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Ha | Tons | Ha | Tons | |
2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | |
Western Cape / Wes-Kaap | – | – | – | – |
Northern Cape / Noord-Kaap | 1 500 | 3 750 | 1 200 | 2 580 |
Free State / Vrystaat | 16 000 | 23 200 | 11 000 | 15 400 |
Eastern Cape / Oos-Kaap | – | – | – | – |
KwaZulu-Natal | 50 | 50 | – | – |
Mpumalanga | – | – | – | – |
Limpopo | 3 000 | 6 600 | 2 900 | 5 220 |
Gauteng | – | – | – | – |
North West / Noordwes | 18 000 | 24 300 | 22 400 | 26 880 |
Total / Totaal | 38 550 | 57 900 | 37 500 | 50 080 |
Province / Provinsie | Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Fourth forecast Vierde skatting |
Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Final crop Finale oes |
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Ha | Tons | Ha | Tons | |
2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | |
Western Cape / Wes-Kaap | 100 | 150 | 100 | 150 |
Northern Cape / Noord-Kaap | 350 | 700 | 350 | 700 |
Free State / Vrystaat | 22 000 | 15 400 | 24 000 | 30 000 |
Eastern Cape / Oos-Kaap | 200 | 300 | 200 | 300 |
KwaZulu-Natal | 3 000 | 3 900 | 2 900 | 3 480 |
Mpumalanga | 6 500 | 10 075 | 6 600 | 8 250 |
Limpopo | 8 000 | 16 000 | 8 400 | 13 440 |
Gauteng | 840 | 1 092 | 600 | 780 |
North West / Noordwes | 6 400 | 8 960 | 7 000 | 7 700 |
Total / Totaal | 47 390 | 56 577 | 50 150 | 64 800 |
Province / Provinsie | Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Fourth forecast Vierde skatting |
Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Final crop Finale oes |
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Ha | Tons | Ha | Tons | |
2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | |
Western Cape / Wes-Kaap | – | – | – | – |
Northern Cape / Noord-Kaap | – | – | – | – |
Free State / Vrystaat | 10 500 | 38 325 | 8 000 | 35 200 |
Eastern Cape / Oos-Kaap | – | – | – | – |
KwaZulu-Natal | 500 | 2 250 | 1 200 | 4 200 |
Mpumalanga | 9 400 | 53 580 | 8 500 | 46 340 |
Limpopo | 17 000 | 56 100 | 16 000 | 41 950 |
Gauteng | 300 | 1 080 | 300 | 960 |
North West / Noordwes | 11 500 | 43 700 | 8 500 | 29 350 |
Total / Totaal | 49 200 | 195 035 | 42 500 | 158 000 |
Summer crops / Somergewasse
Area estimate and fourth production forecast (2021) Oppervlakte- en vierde produksieskatting
Summer field crops – 2021
Commercial maize: The size of the expected commercial maize crop has been set at 16,180 million tons, which is 0,53% or 84 750 tons more than the previous forecast of 16,096 million tons. The area estimate for maize is 2,755 million ha, while the expected yield is 5,87 t/ha.
The estimated maize crop is 6% bigger than the 2020 crop. The three main maize producing areas, namely the Free State, Mpumalanga and North West provinces are expected to produce 84% of the 2021 crop.
The area estimate for white maize is 1,692 million ha and for yellow maize the area estimate is 1,064 million ha.
The production forecast of white maize is 8,982 million tons, which is 0,54% or 48 500 tons more than the 8,934 million tons of the previous forecast. The yield for white maize is 5,31 t/ha. In the case of yellow maize the production forecast is 7,198 million tons, which is 0,51% or 36 250 tons more than the 7,162 million tons of the previous forecast. The yield for yellow maize is 6,77 t/ha.
The yield per ha for the Free State and North West provinces was based on scientific and objective results provided by the Agricultural Research Council (ARC).
Sunflower seed: The production forecast for sunflower seed is 716 240 tons, which is 2,87% or 19 950 tons more than the 696 290 tons of the previous forecast. The area estimate for sunflower seed is 477 800 ha, while the expected yield is 1,50 t/ha.
Other crops
The production forecast for soybeans increased by 6,94% or 124 500 tons to 1,918 million tons. The estimated area planted to soybeans is 827 100 ha and the expected yield is 2,32 t/ha.
The expected groundnut crop remained unchanged at 57 900 tons. For groundnuts, the area estimate is 38 550 ha, with an expected yield of 1,50 t/ha.
The production forecast for sorghum is 195 035 tons, which is 2,71% or 5 150 tons more than the 189 885 tons of the previous forecast. The area estimate for sorghum is 49 200 ha and the expected yield is 3,96 t/ha.
In the case of dry beans, the production forecast remained unchanged at 56 577 tons. The area estimate of dry beans is 47 390 ha, with an expected yield of 1,19 t/ha.
Please note that the fifth production forecast for summer field crops for 2021 will be released on 29 June 2021.
Information is available on the internet at:
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Somergewasse – 2021
Kommersiële mielies: Die grootte van die verwagte kommersiële mielie-oes is op 16,180 miljoen ton gestel, wat 0,53% of 84 750 ton meer is as die vorige skatting van 16,096 miljoen ton. Die skatting van die oppervlakte onder mielies is 2,755 miljoen ha, terwyl die verwagte opbrengs 5,87 t/ha is.
Die geskatte mielie-oes is 6% groter as die 2020-oes. Die drie belangrikste mielieproduserende gebiede, naamlik die Vrystaat, Mpumalanga en Noordwes provinsies, gaan na verwagting 84% van die 2021-oes produseer.
Die oppervlak onder witmielies is 1,692 miljoen ha en vir geelmielies is die oppervlak 1,064 miljoen ha.
Die produksieskatting van witmielies is 8,982 miljoen ton, 0,54% of 48 500 ton meer as die 8,934 miljoen ton van die vorige skatting. Die opbrengs van witmielies is 5,31 t/ha. In die geval van geelmielies is die produksieskatting 7,198 miljoen ton, wat 0,51% of 36 250 ton meer is as die 7,162 miljoen ton van die vorige skatting. Die opbrengs van geelmielies is 6,77 t/ha.
Die opbrengs-bepaling per ha vir die Vrystaat en Noordwes provinsies is gebaseer op wetenskaplike en objektiewe resultate verstrek deur die Landbounavorsingsraad (LNR).
Sonneblomsaad: Die produksieskatting vir sonneblomsaad is 716 240 ton, wat 2,87% of 19 950 ton meer is as die 696 290 ton van die vorige skatting. Die oppervlakteskatting vir sonneblomsaad is 477 800 ha, terwyl die verwagte opbrengs 1,50 t/ha is.
Ander gewasse
Die produksieskatting van sojabone is verhoog met 6,94% of 124 500 ton na 1,918 miljoen ton. Die geskatte oppervlakte beplant van sojabone is 827 100 ha en die verwagte opbrengs is 2,32 t/ha.
Die verwagte grondbone-oes is onveranderd gelaat op 57 900 ton. Vir grondbone is die oppervlakteskatting 38 550 ha, terwyl die verwagte opbrengs 1,50 t/ha is.
Die produksieskatting van sorghum is 195 035 ton, wat 2,71% of 5 150 ton meer is as die 189 885 ton van die vorige skatting. Die oppervlakteskatting vir sorghum is 49 200 ha, en die verwagte opbrengs is 3,96 t/ha.
In die geval van droëbone is die produksieskatting 56 577 ton. Die oppervlakte beplant met droëbone is 47 390 ha, en die verwagte opbrengs is 1,19 t/ha.
Neem asseblief kennis dat die vyfde produksieskatting vir somergewasse vir 2021, op 29 Junie 2021 vrygestel sal word.
Inligting is beskikbaar op die internet by:
Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development" target="_blank">Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development of by:
SAGIS/" target="_blank">SAGIS, vanaf 14:30 op die dag van die toepaslike vergadering van die Oesskattingskomitee.
Crop / Gewas | Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Production Produksie |
Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Final crop Finale oes |
Change Verandering |
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2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | ||
Ha | Tons | Ha | Tons | % | |
(A) | (B) | (C) | (D) | (B) ÷ (D) | |
Non-commercial agriculture / Nie-kommersiële landbou | |||||
White maize / Witmielies | 236 600 | 399 330 | 221 945 | 375 295 | +6.40 |
Yellow maize / Geelmielies | 82 860 | 187 320 | 75 515 | 168 250 | +11.33 |
Maize / Mielies | 319 460 | 586 650 | 297 460 | 543 545 | +7.93 |
The preliminary area planted to maize in the non-commercial agricultural sector is estimated at 319 460 ha, which represents an increase of 7,40%, compared to the 297 460 ha of the previous season. The expected maize crop for this sector is 586 650 tons, which is 7,93% more than the 543 545 tons of last season. It is important to note that about 45% of the maize produced in the non-commercial sector, is planted in the Eastern Cape, followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 28%.
Die voorlopige oppervlakte beplant met mielies in die nie-kommersiële landbou-sektor word geskat op 319 460 ha, wat 'n toename van 7,40% verteenwoordig in vergelyking met die 297 460 ha van die vorige seisoen. Die verwagte mielie-oes van dié sektor is 586 650 ton, wat 7,93% meer is as die 543 545 ton van die vorige seisoen. Dit is belangrik om daarop te let dat ongeveer 45% van die mielies wat geproduseer word in die nie-kommersiële sektor, in die Oos-Kaap geplant word, gevolg deur KwaZulu-Natal met 28%.
Area 2000-2021 Oppervlakte
Production 2000-2021 Produksie
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