Summer crops: area planted estimate and second production forecast (2023)
Oppervlakte- en tweede produksieskatting vir somergewasse (2023)
Summer crops / Somergewasse

Estimates courtecy of the Crop Estimates Committee
Syfers deur die Oesskattingskomitee verskaf
Crop / Gewas | Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Second forecast Tweede skatting |
First forecast Eerste skatting |
Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Final crop Finale oes |
Change Verandering |
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2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 | ||
Ha | Tons | Tons | Ha | Tons | % | |
(A) | (B) | (C) | (D) | (E) | (B) ÷ (C) | |
Commercial / Kommersieël | ||||||
White maize / Witmielies | 1 521 300 | 8 344 375 | 8 187 150 | 1 575 000 | 7 850 000 | +1.92 |
Yellow maize / Geelmielies | 1 064 800 | 7 535 150 | 7 427 900 | 1 048 000 | 7 620 000 | +1.44 |
Total Maize / Totale Mielies | 2 586 100 | 15 879 525 | 15 615 050 | 2 623 000 | 15 470 000 | +1.69 |
Sunflower seed / Sonneblomsaad | 555 700 | 797 610 | 775 260 | 670 700 | 845 550 | +2.88 |
Soybeans / Sojabone | 1 148 300 | 2 710 150 | 2 651 680 | 925 300 | 2 230 000 | +2.21 |
Groundnuts / Grondbone | 31 300 | 49 080 | 51 155 | 43 400 | 48 500 | -4.06 |
Sorghum | 34 000 | 109 400 | 112 330 | 37 200 | 103 140 | -2.61 |
Dry beans / Droëbone | 36 650 | 47 930 | 49 755 | 42 900 | 52 590 | -3.67 |
Total / Totaal | 4 392 050 | 19 593 695 | 19 255 230 | 4 342 500 | 18 749 780 | +1.76 |
Note: Estimate is for calendar year, for example production season 2022/2023 = 2023
Nota: Skatting is vir kalenderjaar, byvoorbeeld produksie-seisoen 2022/2023 = 2023
Production 2010-2023 Produksie
Production 2010-2023 Produksie
Production 2010-2023 Produksie
Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
First forecast Eerste skatting |
Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Final crop ¹ Finale oes ¹ |
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2023 | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 | ||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
250 | 3 500 | 3 750 | 2 375 | 32 900 | 35 275 | 500 | 3 500 | 4 000 | 4 750 | 32 900 | 37 650 |
Northern Cape / Noord-Kaap | |||||||||||
1 000 | 43 500 | 44 500 | 12 000 | 652 500 | 664 500 | 3 000 | 42 000 | 45 000 | 36 000 | 672 000 | 708 000 |
Free State / Vrystaat | |||||||||||
780 000 | 401 000 | 1 181 000 | 4 407 000 | 2 586 450 | 6 993 450 | 826 500 | 398 000 | 1 224 500 | 3 801 900 | 2 547 800 | 6 349 700 |
Eastern Cape / Oos-Kaap | |||||||||||
5 750 | 25 000 | 30 750 | 39 100 | 187 500 | 226 600 | 6 000 | 20 500 | 26 500 | 40 800 | 157 900 | 198 700 |
KwaZulu-Natal | |||||||||||
49 000 | 65 000 | 114 000 | 308 700 | 520 000 | 828 700 | 52 000 | 59 000 | 111 000 | 322 400 | 489 700 | 812 100 |
Mpumalanga | |||||||||||
156 500 | 352 000 | 508 500 | 1 001 600 | 2 464 000 | 3 465 600 | 165 000 | 350 000 | 515 000 | 1 072 500 | 2 554 000 | 3 626 500 |
Limpopo | |||||||||||
16 000 | 20 800 | 39 600 | 117 600 | 182 400 | 300 000 | 15 500 | 25 000 | 40 500 | 102 300 | 202 500 | 304 800 |
Gauteng | |||||||||||
56 000 | 52 000 | 108 000 | 358 400 | 374 400 | 732 800 | 56 500 | 56 000 | 112 500 | 361 600 | 403 200 | 764 800 |
North West / Noordwes | |||||||||||
456 000 | 100 000 | 556 000 | 2 097 600 | 535 000 | 2 632 600 | 450 000 | 94 000 | 544 000 | 2 107 750 | 560 000 | 2 667 750 |
Total / Totaal | |||||||||||
1 521 300 | 1 064 800 | 2 586 100 | 8 344 375 | 7 535 150 | 15 879 525 | 1 575 000 | 1 048 000 | 2 623 000 | 7 850 000 | 7 620 000 | 15 470 000 |
Province / Provinsie | Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Second forecast Tweede skatting |
Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Final crop Finale oes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ha | Tons | Ha | Tons | |
2023 | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 | |
Western Cape / Wes-Kaap | – | – | – | – |
Northern Cape / Noord-Kaap | 2 500 | 6 250 | 2 500 | 6 250 |
Free State / Vrystaat | 290 000 | 449 500 | 357 000 | 499 800 |
Eastern Cape / Oos-Kaap | 700 | 1 400 | 300 | 750 |
KwaZulu-Natal | 300 | 600 | – | – |
Mpumalanga | 5 000 | 7 250 | 3 500 | 5 250 |
Limpopo | 100 000 | 105 000 | 110 000 | 77 000 |
Gauteng | 2 200 | 2 860 | 2 400 | 3 000 |
North West / Noordwes | 155 000 | 224 750 | 195 000 | 253 500 |
Total / Totaal | 555 700 | 797 610 | 670 700 | 845 550 |
Province / Provinsie | Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Second forecast Tweede skatting |
Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Final crop Finale oes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ha | Tons | Ha | Tons | |
2023 | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 | |
Western Cape / Wes-Kaap | – | – | – | – |
Northern Cape / Noord-Kaap | 1 000 | 3 750 | 800 | 3 000 |
Free State / Vrystaat | 565 000 | 1 299 500 | 415 000 | 912 500 |
Eastern Cape / Oos-Kaap | 4 300 | 10 750 | 3 000 | 9 000 |
KwaZulu-Natal | 44 000 | 154 000 | 39 000 | 150 000 |
Mpumalanga | 305 000 | 671 000 | 300 000 | 710 000 |
Limpopo | 26 000 | 85 800 | 22 500 | 76 500 |
Gauteng | 48 000 | 105 600 | 45 000 | 99 000 |
North West / Noordwes | 155 000 | 379 750 | 100 000 | 270 000 |
Total / Totaal | 1 148 300 | 2 710 150 | 925 300 | 2 230 000 |
Province / Provinsie | Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Second forecast Tweede skatting |
Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Final crop Finale oes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ha | Tons | Ha | Tons | |
2023 | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 | |
Western Cape / Wes-Kaap | – | – | – | – |
Northern Cape / Noord-Kaap | 2 000 | 4 800 | 2 400 | 6 000 |
Free State / Vrystaat | 12 300 | 19 680 | 19 000 | 20 900 |
Eastern Cape / Oos-Kaap | – | – | – | – |
KwaZulu-Natal | – | – | – | – |
Mpumalanga | – | – | – | – |
Limpopo | 2 500 | 5 100 | 2 000 | 4 600 |
Gauteng | – | – | – | – |
North West / Noordwes | 15 000 | 19 500 | 20 000 | 17 000 |
Total / Totaal | 31 300 | 49 080 | 43 400 | 48 500 |
Province / Provinsie | Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Second forecast Tweede skatting |
Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Final crop Finale oes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ha | Tons | Ha | Tons | |
2023 | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 | |
Western Cape / Wes-Kaap | 100 | 180 | 100 | 150 |
Northern Cape / Noord-Kaap | 450 | 810 | 600 | 1 080 |
Free State / Vrystaat | 14 000 | 13 300 | 15 500 | 13 950 |
Eastern Cape / Oos-Kaap | 200 | 360 | 200 | 300 |
KwaZulu-Natal | 2 100 | 3 150 | 2 300 | 2 760 |
Mpumalanga | 5 000 | 6 750 | 6 000 | 6 600 |
Limpopo | 8 000 | 14 400 | 10 400 | 18 200 |
Gauteng | 800 | 880 | 800 | 800 |
North West / Noordwes | 6 000 | 8 100 | 7 000 | 8 750 |
Total / Totaal | 36 650 | 47 930 | 42 900 | 52 590 |
Province / Provinsie | Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Second forecast Tweede skatting |
Area planted Oppervlakte beplant |
Final crop Finale oes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ha | Tons | Ha | Tons | |
2023 | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 | |
Western Cape / Wes-Kaap | – | – | – | – |
Northern Cape / Noord-Kaap | – | – | – | – |
Free State / Vrystaat | 5 200 | 18 200 | 7 800 | 20 700 |
Eastern Cape / Oos-Kaap | – | – | – | – |
KwaZulu-Natal | 100 | 400 | 200 | 740 |
Mpumalanga | 8 500 | 41 650 | 9 000 | 43 650 |
Limpopo | 15 500 | 37 200 | 15 000 | 26 250 |
Gauteng | 100 | 450 | 200 | 800 |
North West / Noordwes | 4 600 | 11 500 | 5 000 | 11 000 |
Total / Totaal | 34 000 | 109 400 | 37 200 | 103 140 |
Summer crops / Somergewasse
Area estimate and second production forecast (2023) Oppervlakte- en tweede produksieskatting
Summer field crops – 2023
Commercial maize
The size of the expected commercial maize crop has been set at 15,880 million tons, which is 1,69% or 264 475 tons more than the previous forecast of 15,615 million tons. The expected yield for maize is 6,14 t/ha.
The estimated maize crop is 2,65% or 409 525 tons larger than the 2022 crop. The three main maize producing areas, namely the Free State, Mpumalanga and North West provinces are expected to produce 82% of the 2023 crop.
The production forecast of white maize is 8,344 million tons, which is 1,92% or 157 225 tons more than the 8,187 million tons of the previous forecast. The revised area estimate for white maize is 1,521 million ha and the expected yield is 5,49 t/ha.
In the case of yellow maize, the production forecast is 7,535 million tons, which is 1,44% or 107 250 tons more than the 7,428 million tons of the previous forecast. The revised area estimate for yellow maize is 1,065 million ha and the yield is 7,08 t/ha.
Please note that information from the objective yield survey by the NCSC for the Mpumalanga province will be available in April 2023; and for the Free State and North West provinces in May 2023. The current yield figures are mainly obtained from producers in the different provinces.
Other summer crops
Sunflower seed: The production forecast for sunflower seed is 797 610 tons, which is 2,88% or 22 350 tons more than the previous forecast of 775 260 tons. The area estimate for sunflower seed is 555 700 ha, while the expected yield is 1,44 t/ha.
Other crops
The production forecast for soybeans increased by 2,21% or 58 470 tons to 2,710 million tons. The estimated area planted to soybeans is 1,148 million ha and the expected yield is 2,36 t/ha.
The expected groundnut crop has been set at 49 080 tons, which is 4,06% or 2 075 tons less than the previous forecast of 51 155 tons. For groundnuts, the revised area estimate is 31 300 ha, with an expected yield of 1,57 t/ha.
The production forecast for sorghum is 109 400 tons, which is 2,61% or 2 930 tons less than the 112 330 tons of the previous forecast. The area estimate for sorghum is 34 000 ha and the expected yield is 3,22 t/ha.
In the case of dry beans, the production forecast is 47 930 tons. The revised area estimate of dry beans is 36 650 ha, with an expected yield of 1,31 t/ha.
Please note that the third production forecast for summer field crops for 2023 will be released on 26 April 2023.
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 – 2023
Kommersiële mielies
Die grootte van die verwagte kommersiële mielie-oes is op 15,880 miljoen ton gestel, wat 1,69% of 264 475 ton meer is as die vorige skatting van 15,615 miljoen ton. Die verwagte opbrengs van mielies is 6,14 t/ha.
Die geskatte mielie-oes is 2,65% of 409 525 ton groter as die 2022-oes. Die drie belangrikste mielieproduserende gebiede, naamlik die Vrystaat, Mpumalanga en Noordwes provinsies, gaan na verwagting 82% van die 2023-oes produseer.
Die produksieskatting van witmielies is 8,344 miljoen ton, wat 1,92% of 157 225 ton meer is as die 8,187 miljoen ton van die vorige skatting. Die hersiene oppervlakteskatting vir witmielies is 1,521 miljoen ha en die verwagte opbrengs is 5,49 t/ha.
In die geval van geelmielies is die produksieskatting 7,535 miljoen ton, wat 1,44% of 107 250 ton meer is as die 7,428 miljoen ton van die vorige skatting. Die hersiene oppervlakteskatting vir geelmielies is 1,065 miljoen ha en die opbrengs is 7,08 t/ha.
Neem kennis dat inligting van die objektiewe opbrengs-opname van die Konsortium vir die Mpumalanga provinsie, in April 2023 gerapporteer word en vir die Vrystaat en Noordwes provinsies in Mei 2023. Die huidige opbrengs syfers is hoofsaaklik verkry vanaf produsente in die verskillende provinsies.
Ander somergewasse
Sonneblomsaad: Die produksieskatting vir sonneblomsaad is 797 610 ton, wat 2,88% of 22 350 ton meer is as die vorige skatting van 775 260 ton. Die oppervlakteskatting vir sonneblomsaad is 555 700 ha, terwyl die verwagte opbrengs 1,44 t/ha is.
Ander gewasse
Die produksieskatting van sojabone is verhoog met 2,21% of 58 470 ton na 2,710 miljoen ton. Die geskatte oppervlakte beplant van sojabone is 1,148 miljoen ha en die verwagte opbrengs is 2,36 t/ha.
Die verwagte grondbone-oes is op 49 080 ton gestel, wat 4,06% of 2 075 ton minder is as die vorige skatting van 51 155 ton. Vir grondbone is die hersiene oppervlakteskatting 31 300 ha, terwyl the verwagte opbrengs 1,57 t/ha is.
Die produksieskatting van sorghum is 109 400 ton, wat 2,61% of 2 930 ton minder is as die 112 330 ton van die vorige skatting. Die oppervlakteskatting vir sorghum is 34 000 ha, en die verwagte opbrengs is 3,22 t/ha.
In die geval van droëbone is die produksieskatting 47 930 ton. Die hersiene oppervlakte beplant met droëbone is 36 650 ha, en die verwagte opbrengs is 1,31 t/ha.
Neem asseblief kennis dat die derde produksieskatting vir somergewasse vir 2023, op 26 April 2023 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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