Crops & Markets First Quarter
2021
Volume 102
No.987
C ROPS AND M ARKETS
First Quarter 2021
Volume 102 No 987
Issued by the Directorate: Statistics and Economic Analysis DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
CONTENTS
SECTION A
Economic indicators and trends 1. Crop estimates and forecasts
2. Economic indicators of the South African agricultural sector 3. Economic overview
4. Indices of producer prices of agricultural products 5. Consumer price indices
6. Price indices of farming requisites
SECTION B
Fresh produce markets overview
Fresh market statistics and graphic presentations Interesting Herb: Sage
Mass, value and average price of vegetables sold on the major fresh produce markets Mass, value and average price of fruit sold on the major fresh produce markets
1. Apples 2. Pears 3. Oranges 4. Lemons 5. Avocados 6. Bananas 7. Papayas 8. Pineapples 9. Potatoes 10. Sweet potatoes 11. Onions
12. Tomatoes 13. Carrots 14. Cabbage 15. Cauliflower 16. Lettuce 17. Green beans 18. Pumpkins 19. Gem squashes 20. Butternut squashes 21. Peppers
22. English cucumbers
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SECTION A
ECONOMIC INDICATORS AND TRENDS
1. CROP ESTIMATES AND FORECASTSAreas planted and third production forecast for summer crops for the 2021 production season According to the third production forecast for summer crops by the Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) for the 2021 production season, the expected commercial maize crop was 16,096 million tons, which is 5,2%
or 795 590 tons more than the 15,300 million tons of the 2020 season. The estimated area planted to maize by South African commercial maize producers during the 2021 season is 2,755 million ha—5,5%
or 144 600 ha more than the 2,611 million ha planted the previous season. The expected yield is 5,84 t/ha.
The ratio of white to yellow maize plantings was estimated at 61:39. The estimated white maize plantings were 1,692 million ha, which is an increase of 4,7% from the previous season’s plantings of 1,616 million ha. Yellow maize plantings were estimated to be 1,063 million ha—6,9% more than the 994 500 ha for 2020.
During the 2021 production season, most of the country’s maize crop was planted in the Free State (48,2%), the North West (21,0%) and Mpumalanga (19,0%). The plantings of maize increased by 8,8%, from 1,220 million ha to 1,328 million ha in the Free State and by 2,6% in the North West, from 565 000 ha to 580 000 ha. Plantings in Mpumalanga are estimated at 525 000 ha—an increase of 2,3% from the 513 000 ha planted for the 2020 season.
The production forecast for white maize was 8,934 million tons, which is 4,5% more than the 8,548 million tons of the previous season. The expected yield for white maize was 5,28 t/ha, as against 5,29 t/ha in 2020. In the case of yellow maize, the production forecast was 7,162 million tons, which is 6,1% more than the 6,752 million tons the previous season. The yield for yellow maize was expected to be 6,73 t/ha, as against 6,79 t/ha for 2020.
A sunflower seed crop of 696 290 tons was expected, which is 11,7% less than the 788 500 tons of the previous season. The area planted to sunflower seed was estimated at 477 800 ha, which is 4,5% lower than the 500 300 ha planted for 2020. The expected yield for 2021 was 1,46 t/ha, as against 1,58 t/ha in 2020. The production forecast for soya beans was 1,794 million tons, which is 44,0% more than the 1,246 million tons of the previous season. The estimated area planted to soya beans was 827 100 ha, which is 17,3% or 122 100 ha more than the 705 000 ha planted for 2020. The expected yield was 2,17 t/ha, as against 1,77 t/ha in 2020.
The expected groundnut crop was 57 900 tons, which is 15,6% more than the 50 080 tons of the 2020 season. The area planted to groundnuts was estimated at 38 550 ha, which is 2,8% or 1 050 ha more than the 37 500 ha planted the previous season. The expected yield was 1,50 t/ha, as against 1,34 t/ha in 2020.
The production forecast for sorghum was 189 885 tons—20,2% more than the 158 000 tons of the previous season. The area planted to sorghum was estimated to be 49 200 ha, which is 15,8% or 6 700 ha more than the 42 500 ha planted for 2020. The expected yield was 3,86 t/ha, as against 3,72 t/ha the previous season.
The production of dry beans was expected to be 56 577 tons—12,7% less than the 64 800 tons of the previous season. The estimated area planted was 47 390 ha, or 5,5% less than the 50 150 ha planted the previous season, with an expected yield of 1,19 t/ha for 2021, as against a yield of 1,29 t/ha in 2020.
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Area estimate and third production forecast of summer crops: 2021 production season*
Crop
Area planted 2021
Third forecast 2021
Area planted 2020
Final crop 2020
Change – tons 2021 vs 2020
Ha Tons ha Tons %
White maize 1 691 900 8 933 690 1 616 300 8 547 500 4,52
Yellow maize 1 063 500 7 161 900 994 500 6 752 500 6,06
Total maize 2 755 400 16 095 590 2 610 800 15 300 000 5,20
Sunflower seed 477 800 696 290 500 300 788 500 -11,69
Soya beans 827 100 1 793 650 705 000 1 245 500 44,01
Groundnuts 38 550 57 900 37 500 50 080 15,62
Sorghum 49 200 189 885 42 500 158 000 20,18
Dry beans 47 390 56 577 50 150 64 800 -12,69
* Forecasts and estimates exclude the non-commercial sector.
Intended plantings of winter crops for the 2021 production season
Producers’ intentions to plant winter cereals are 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 and reflects the position as at the middle of April 2021.
The figures for wheat represent the total number of hectares that are intended to be planted for grain, excluding any hectares that will be planted for fodder and grazing.
Early indications are that producers intend to plant 512 500 ha of wheat for the 2021 season. This is 0,5% or 2 700 ha less than 509 800 ha planted to wheat in 2020. The main producing areas are within the Western Cape with 352 000 ha (64%), followed by the Free State with 77 000 ha (18%) and the Northern Cape with 35 000 ha (7%).
The expected area planted to malting barley is 95 000 ha, which is 33,0% or 46 690 ha less than the 141 690 ha of the previous year. The expected area planted to canola is 95 000 ha, which is 28,2% or 20 880 ha more than the 74 120 ha planted in 2020. Producers intend to plant 26 200 ha of cereal oats, which is 31,7% or 8 300 ha more than the 26 200 ha of the previous season.
Please note that the preliminary area estimate of winter crops for 2021 will be released on 28 July 2021.
Intended plantings of winter cereals for the 2021 production season
Crop
Intended plantings*
2021
Area planted 2020
Final crop 2020
Change – ha 2021 vs 2020
ha ha Tons %
Wheat 512 500 509 800 2 109 100 0,53
Malting barley 95 000 141 690 589 846 -32,95
Canola 95 000 74 120 166 956 28,17
Oats cereal 34 500 26 200 56 150 31,68
*Based on conditions at the middle of April 2021
2. ECONOMIC INDICATORS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
Indicator (at current prices) April 2019 to March 2020 April 2020 to March 2021 % change
Total gross farm income (R million) 292 697 339 005 +15,8
Intermediate expenditure (R million) 161 509 172 243 +6,6
Total farm cost (R million) 202 225 213 535 +5,6
Net farm income (R million) 96 984 132 010 +36,1
Domestic terms of trade (2010 = 1) 1,03 1,05 +1,5
Gross income from major products at current prices
Field crops
April 2019 to March 2020 April 2020 to March 2021 Change
R million %
Maize 27 821 40 099 +44,1
Wheat 6 249 10 130 +62,1
Sugar cane 10 294 11 166 +8,5
Sunflower seed 3 486 4 801
+37,7
Tobacco 481 588 +22,1
All field crops 59 329 82 314 +38,7
Horticulture
Vegetables (including potatoes) 26 845 28 520 +6,2
Deciduous and other fruit 23 761 29 431 +23,9
Citrus fruit 20 979 28 937 +37,9
Viticulture 6 161 6 613 +7,3
Subtropical fruit 4 670 4 925 +5,5
All horticultural products 91 780 107 927 +17,6
Animal products
Poultry meat 47 932 49 332 +2,9
Cattle and calves slaughtered 36 711 38 389 +4,6
Milk 16 909 19 568 +15,7
Eggs 10 331 10 607 +2,7
Sheep slaughtered 7 046 7 859 +11,5
All animal products 141 588 148 765 +5,1
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3. ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
This article gives an overview of the major macroeconomic changes in the agricultural sector from the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 to the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021.
Gross farming income
Gross farming income refers to the agricultural production that is marketed, together with the part that is for own consumption, both valued at basic prices.
Gross farming income that was earned from all agricultural products increased by 15,8% and is estimated to be R339 005 million for the period ended 31 March 2021, largely because of the increase in income from field crops and horticultural products by 38,7% and 17,6%, respectively.
The increase of 38,7% in income from field crops was driven by the increase in income from groundnuts by 152,7%, wheat (62,1%), soya beans (61,0%), grain sorghum (49,9%), maize (44,1%), sunflower seed (37,7%), tobacco (22,1%), sugar cane (8,5%) and dry beans (8,0%).
The income from horticultural products increased by 17,6% due to the increase in income derived from citrus fruit by 37,9%, deciduous and other fruit by 23,9%, viticulture by 7,3%, vegetables by 6,2% and subtropical fruit by 5,5%.
The income from animal products increased by 5,1% due to the increase in income derived from milk by 15,7%, sheep slaughtered by 11,5%, cattle and calves slaughtered by 4,6%, poultry meat by 2,9% and eggs by 2,7%.
Expenditure on intermediate production inputs
Expenditure on intermediate production inputs refers to the value of the goods and services that were purchased to be consumed as inputs during the production process.
Expenditure on intermediate goods and services increased by 6,6% to R172 243 million for the period ended 31 March 2021. The expenditure on seed and plants and building and fencing material increased by 10,0% each, farm feeds (9,1%), packing material (9,0%), animal health and crop protection and farm services (6,0%) each, fertilisers and fuel (3,0%) each, maintenance and repairs of machinery and implements (2,0%).
Farm feeds remained the largest expenditure item and accounted for 28,8% of the total expenditure on intermediate inputs, maintenance and repairs of machinery and implements (13,1%), farm services (12,1%), fuel (8,1%), seed and plants (7,4%), animal health and crop protection (6,2%), packing material (5,2%), building and fencing material (4,5%), fertilisers (4,4%).
Prices received and prices paid by farmers, as well as terms of trade
Prices earned by the farmers for their agricultural products increased on average by 4,6%, mainly due to the increase in prices of field crops and horticultural products by 11,2% and 4,4%, respectively.
30 000 60 000 90 000 120 000 150 000 180 000
2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
R million
Year Gross farming income (GFI) 2016/17–2020/21 (April to March)
Field crops Horticulture Animal products
The increase of 11,2% in prices of field crops was the result of the increase in prices of tobacco by 37,0%, oilseeds (32,6%), sugar cane (14,5%), hay (13,6%), dry beans (13,5%), winter grains (13,3%) and summer grains (5,0%).
The prices of horticultural products increased by 6,9% due to the increase in prices of vegetables and fruit by 10,7% and 6,7%, respectively.
The prices of animal products increased by 1,5%, largely due to the increase in prices of milk by 18,2%.
The prices of slaughtered stock remained unchanged, while those of poultry meat decreased slightly by 0,3%.
The prices paid for farming requisites, including machinery and implements, material for fixed improvements and intermediate goods and services increased by 3,6% for the period ended March 2021.
Prices of feeds increased by 6,9%, seeds by 6,7%, building material by 5,8%, trucks by 4,4%, animal health and crop protection by 3,8%, fertilisers by 3,7%, packaging material by 3,0%, fencing material by 2,9%, maintenance and repairs by 2,4% and tractors by 1,6%.
Domestic terms of trade increased by 1,5% from 1,03 to 1,05 due to improved prices that were earned from agricultural products.
Net farm income and cash flow
The increase of 15,8% in gross farming income and 6,6% in expenditure on production inputs led to a substantial increase of 36,1% in net farming income, which was boosted by higher prices. Rent payment increased by 3,0%, labour remuneration by 2,9% and interest payments by 2,3%.
The farmers’ cash flow increased significantly by 35,6% and is estimated at R132 029 million, compared to R97 377 million the previous period.
Conclusion
The increase in gross farming income was mainly driven by the increase in income from field crops and horticultural products by 38,7% and 17,6%, respectively. The increase in income was influenced by the increase of 6,4% in production levels, especially of field crops and prices by 5,3%.
Compiled by Ephaphrus Mankwane
50 100 150 200 250 300
Q2 2018
Q3 2018
Q4 2018
Q1 2019
Q2 2019
Q3 2019
Q4 2019
Q1 2020
Q2 2020
Q3 2020
Q4 2020
Q1 2021
2010= 100
Indices of prices paid and received by farmers 2ndquarter 2018 to 1stquarter 2021
Prices paid for production inputs Prices received for field crops Prices received for horticultural products Prices received for animal products
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4. INDICES OF PRODUCER PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Product Weight
January February March
2020 2021 2020 2021 2020 2021
Index (2010 = 100)
Field crops 23 190,1 225,3 193,4 232,3 201,9 233,8
Horticulture 27 193,1 160,5 196,9 164,8 196,3 176,6
Animal husbandry 50 176,0 176,7 172, 6 174,2 173,4 182,1
Combined 100 183,8 183,4 183,9 184,9 186,1 192,4
Field crops
Summer grains 46,3 216,5 244,9 209,3 252,4 222,8 257,7
Winter cereals 13,1 198,8 203,2 206,3 211,4 215,8 226,5
Oilseeds 11,4 130,0 267,2 169,8 277,3 174,4 235,3
Sugar cane 16,2 168,0 194,7 169,2 195,4 174,1 196,0
Hay 10,2 162,5 172,8 171,7 183,4 168,7 200,5
Dry beans 1,2 221,1 244,7 221,1 244,7 221,1 244,7
Cotton 0,3 192,2 192,2 192,2 192,2 192,2 192,2
Tobacco 1,2 147,6 166,4 147,6 166,4 147,6 166,4
Combined 100 190,1 225,3 193,4 232,3 201,9 233,8
Horticulture
Viticulture 11 197,5 197,5 197,5 197,5 197,5 197,5
Vegetables 37 153,8 133,2 160,1 148,1 160,1 182,4
Fruit 52 220,1 213,8 222,9 211,6 221,8 209,9
Combined 100 193,1 160,5 196,9 164,8 196,3 176,6
Animal husbandry
Pastoral products 2,5 274,7 276,9 279,7 308,5 271,8 329,6
Stock slaughtered 34,2 181,5 181,5 169,9 169,9 176,7 176,7
Milk 14,2 150,6 183,5 151,3 187,0 162,0 201,5
Poultry 49,1 174,3 166,2 175,0 166,5 169,4 172,6
Combined 100 176,0 176,7 172, 6 174,2 173,4 182,1
140 160 180 200 220 240 260
2010 = 100
Month
Producer price index for field crops, horticultural and animal prodcuts
Field crops Horticultural products Animal products
5. CONSUMER PRICE INDICES
Source: Statistics South Africa
6. PRICE INDICES OF FARMING REQUISITES (BASE YEAR: 2010 = 100) Period
Machinery and implements Material for fixed improvements Tractors Lorries Implement
s
Irrigation equipment
Combined index
Building material
Fencing material
Combined index
2010 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0
2011 108,1 115,5 110,3 107,4 110,8 104,6 107,9 105,8
2012 114,5 133,3 123,7 117,7 123,0 114,5 117,2 115,5
2013 126,3 141,6 131,4 126,2 132,2 121,9 123,5 122,5
2014 139,0 151,1 139,0 138,9 142,5 128,6 131,0 129,5
2015 148,6 159,8 143,7 146,5 150,2 139,5 137,8 138,9
2016 165,9 169,8 154,7 156,2 162,6 151,0 145,7 149,1
2017 171,6 179,9 159,9 159,1 169,1 157,0 153,1 155,6
January 170,8 172,9 154,3 155,9 164,8 151,7 146,9 150,0
April 172,1 175,4 155,7 153,9 166,1 165,8 159,8 163,7
2016/17 169,6 175,2 157,4 157,9 166,1 154,1 150,2 152,8
July 170,9 174,6 155,7 164,1 166,7 152,9 156,3 154,1
October 172,6 196,9 174,1 162,4 178,9 157,7 149,4 154,8
2018 178,5 192,7 165,5 164,3 177,1 165,9 161,5 164,4
January 175,7 180,0 160,8 162,3 171,0 158,1 153,6 156,5
April 176,9 183,3 157,5 155,7 169,3 172,2 166,0 170,0
2017/18 174,0 185,0 162,0 161,1 171,5 160,2 156,3 158,9
July 180,5 202,6 162,1 170,9 179,2 165,1 168,4 166,2
October 180,8 204,8 181,8 168,3 186,5 168,2 157,9 164,6
2019 184,2 198,1 172,3 169,5 183,0 173,8 168,4 171,9
January 183,5 187,9 167,2 168,9 178,3 165,5 159,8 163,5
April 183,7 188,8 164,5 161,6 176,9 182,4 175,3 179,9
2018/19 182,1 193,5 168,9 167,4 180,6 170,3 165,3 168,6
July 183,9 210,3 168,9 175,0 186,1 172,5 175,9 173,7
Item Weight
January 2021 February 2021 March 2021 Index (2010 = 100)
All items 100,00 164,4 164,8 166,2
All items, excluding food 84,59 167,0 167,4 167,2
Food 15,41 187,4 187,1 188,8
Grain products 3,55 179,7 181,5 181,4
Meat 4,56 195,8 195,2 196,0
Fish and other seafood 0,37 193,3 1953 197,3
Milk, cheese and eggs 1,74 175,4 191,3 180,9
Fats and oils 0,55 194,7 194,8 208,6
Fruit and nuts 0,23 163,9 169,9 181,1
Vegetables 1,61 172,9 174,0 182,5
Sugar 0,65 225,2 225,5 224,7
Coffee, tea and cocoa 1,21 189,6 185,6 190,1
Other 0,94 189,2 183,8 177,9
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Period
Machinery and implements Material for fixed improvements Tractors Lorries Implement
s
Irrigation equipment
Combined index
Building material
Fencing material
Combined index
October 185,8 205,6 186,6 172,3 190,7 174,6 162,7 170,4
2020 186,6 203,9 177,4 176,6 187,8 181,2 171,5 177,8
January 185,5 194,2 174,0 180,0 184,1 171,3 167,2 169,9
April 185,9 192,6 168,4 165,9 180,4 177,4 170,5 174,9
2019/20 185,2 197,6 175,0 173,3 185,3 174,0 169,1 172,2
July 185,7 221,2 172,1 182,2 191,6 197,8 182,4 192,4
October 189,9 207,7 195,2 178,2 195,1 178,3 165,9 174,0
2021
January 189,7 212,7 182,4 193,4 194,7 188,3 182,3 186,2
Period
Intermediate goods and services
All farming requisites combined Fertilisers Fuel Feeds Animal
health and crop protection
Packing material
Maintenance and repairs
Combined index
2010 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0
2011 108,9 104,9 111,9 110,2 111,6 113,6 110,9 110,6
2012 115,4 121,8 129,0 123,8 128,0 125,3 126,3 125,4
2013 121,5 129,5 138,0 131,0 136,7 132,7 134,9 134,0
2014 124,6 141,5 146,4 139,0 144,9 139,0 142,9 142,3
2015 127,5 136,4 152,7 146,1 151,0 145,7 147,4 147,3
2016 131,4 142,9 163,6 153,9 159,1 151,6 155,7 156,2
2017 135,9 146,7 168,6 166,8 171,4 158,5 162,5 162,9
January 133,8 146,4 164,3 156,9 172,5 160,5 159,9 160,0
April 135,7 146,0 162,4 159,5 162,4 158,4 158,7 159,8
2016/17 132,7 144,6 166,0 158,0 165,9 155,3 158,7 159,3
July 137,1 144,6 169,0 169,1 175,4 159,8 163,0 163,0
October 137,2 149,7 178,7 181,8 175,5 155,4 168,5 169,0
2018 138,4 156,3 171,0 178,9 180,8 165,1 168,5 169,2
January 136,2 149,8 166,6 172,6 181,7 167,1 165,8 166,0
April 137,5 153,7 159,7 177,0 169,7 165,5 162,9 164,0
2017/18 137,0 149,4 168,5 175,1 175,6 162,0 165,0 165,4
July 139,9 158,5 174,9 175,3 186,9 167,3 170,8 171,6
October 140,0 163,1 182,8 190,1 184,8 160,3 174,7 175,5
2019 141,2 158,1 177,0 187,8 187,1 172,4 174,2 175,1
January 139,7 151,9 172,6 181,2 189,4 174,7 171,8 172,1
April 141,2 160,5 165,7 186,9 175,1 172,3 169,3 170,7
2018/19 140,2 158,5 174,0 183,5 184,1 169,5 171,8 172,6
Period
Intermediate goods and services
All farming requisites combined Fertilisers Fuel Feeds Animal
health and crop protection
Packing material
Maintenance and repairs
Combined index
July 142,2 157,8 180,1 184,7 189,2 173,0 175,2 176,4
October 141,6 162,2 189,9 198,5 194,6 169,7 180,6 181,3
2020 146,1 150,8 187,7 195,9 194,4 177,1 180,7 181,4
January 141,8 157,6 179,5 191,0 197,3 182,5 179,2 179,3
April 145,9 143,0 177,9 193,1 182,3 173,0 173,5 174,4
2019/20 142,9 155,2 181,8 191,8 190,9 174,6 177,1 177,8
July 147,0 151,8 193,7 190,8 196,2 178,1 183,3 184,7
October 149,5 150,8 199,6 208,8 202,8 174,6 186,8 187,2
2021
January 145,5 154,2 192,8 197,7 197,3 188,6 186,1 187,1
100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210
Jan.'19 Apr. '20 Jul. '19 Oct. '19 Jan. '20 Apr. '20 Jul. '20 Oct. '20 Jan. '21
2010 = 100
Quarter Price indices of farming requisites
Machinery and implements Material for fixed improvements Intermediate goods
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SECTION B
FRESH PRODUCE MARKETS OVERVIEW
FRESH MARKET STATISTICS AND GRAPHIC PRESENTATION OF SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS IN QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES SOLD ON THE MAJOR FRESH PRODUCE MARKETS
The purpose of this overview is to show the short-term price and volume trends (seasonal fluctuations) of various types of fruit and vegetables sold on major fresh produce markets and to make comparisons between the markets.
Market prices are determined by the interaction between supply and demand, which is influenced by various factors. Supply factors include climate, seasonal production, perishability of products and producers’
reaction to prices realised in preceding periods, etc. Demand factors include consumer preferences, substitution between products and per capita income. Therefore, the seasonal pattern of quantities sold and prices realised may differ considerably among the various markets.
The graphs in this overview depict the trends for fruit and vegetables sold on the Tshwane Fresh Produce Market and give an indication of the variations in monthly volumes sold and prices received, based on the average for the five-year period 2016 to 2020.
Detailed information regarding the specific varieties of fruit and vegetables sold on the markets is available on request from:
Ms Mahlatse Makaleng
Directorate: Statistics and Economic Analysis Tel no.: 012 319 8050
Fax: 012 319 8031
E-mail: Mahlatsema@dalrrd.gov.za
Interesting Herb: Sage
Common names: garden sage; sage; true sage; salvia fina; salvia real; sauge; sauge officinale Scientific names: Salvia officinalis
History: Sage has a very long and rich history due to both its medicinal and culinary uses. At one time, the French produced bountiful crops of sage which they used as a tea. The Chinese became enamoured with French sage tea, trading four pounds of Chinese tea for every one pound of sage tea. In 812 AD, sage was one of the plants deemed so important that Charlemagne ordered it planted on German Imperial farms, no doubt due to the lucrative trade business and for its medicinal popularity as well.
In ancient Rome, sage was considered to have substantial healing properties, particularly helpful in the digestion of the ubiquitous fatty meats of the time and was deemed a part of the official Roman pharmacopeia.
The herb was used to heal ulcers, to help stop the bleeding of wounds and to soothe a sore throat. Many people in China used sage to treat colds, joint pain, typhoid fever and kidney and liver issues.
Description: Sage is a perennial shrub in the family Lamiaceae grown for its aromatic leaves which are used as herbs. Sage can be erect or grow along the ground and possesses a dense arrangement of woody stems with broad, elliptical, silvery-green leaves which are arranged alternately on the stems. The plant produces blue, pink or white flowers on a stalk. Sage plants generally grow up to 40 – 70 cm (16 – 28 in) in height and can live to be 15–20 years old, although they are usually replaced after four to five years in a garden when they become woody. Sage may also be referred to as common sage and originates from the Balkan Peninsula.
Cultivation: Sage (Salvia officinalis) is a hardy perennial that tastes aromatic and slightly bitter. It is easy to grow and only need three major requirements—plenty of sunshine, good drainage and good air circulation.
Sage grows well in a variety of climates, and it can survive in temperatures as low as -18 °C (0 °F). It looks pleasant in a garden and grows pretty purple, pink, blue or white flowers in summer. When harvested and dried, it can be used as a stuffing for poultry, rabbit, pork and baked fish, and can also be used in sausages or meat loaves. One should learn how to grow sage to always have some readily on hand.
Food uses: Frying a strong herb like sage mellows its flavour. Fried sage can be crumbled over a dish at the last moment to heighten flavour. Sage can also be used to add an aromatic taste to sauces, compound butters, meat marinades, pastries and breads. Fresh sage leaves can be added to cocktails and teas for an instant hit of herbal flavour.
Health benefits:
Helps with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia symptoms
Treats diabetes symptoms
Balances cholesterol
Combats obesity
Treats menopausal symptoms
Anti-diarrheal activityReferences:
plantvillage.psu.edu/topics/sage/info
https://www.wikihow.com/Grow-Sage
www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-cook-with-sage-11-culinary-uses-for-sage https://draxe.com/nutrition/sage-benefits/
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Mass, value and average price of vegetables sold on the 20 major fresh produce markets:
January to March 2021
Code Market Rands Tons Rands/ton
TSW Tshwane (Pretoria) 537 386 834 117 637 4 568
JHB Johannesburg 1 271 409 471 261 690 4 858
BFN Bloemfontein 61 319 218 14 149 4 334
KIM Kimberley 6 565 345 1 494 4 396
CT Cape Town 290 110 467 5 300 5 474
PE Port Elizabeth 54 189 856 13 125 4 129
EL East London 62 058 195 1 4037 4 421
DBN Durban 260 003 473 55 000 4 727
PMB Pietermaritzburg 35 420 116 9 874 3 587
WLK Welkom 38 821 176 9 682 4 009
KDP Klerksdorp 56 266 434 14 572 3 861
VER Vereeniging 9 272 533 3 252 2 852
SPR Springs 80 698 541 22 649 3 563
WBK Witbank 8 515 499 2 285 3 727
NLS Nelspruit 1 972 390 552 3 573
MPL Mpumalanga 8 598 551 2 138 4 022
KEI Kei (Mthatha) 1 474 263 457 3 227
GEO George 2 966 778 761 3 897
MOO Mooketsi - - -
POL Polokwane - - -
Mass, value and average price of fruit sold on the 20 major fresh produce markets:
January to March 2021
Code Market Rands Tons Rands/ton
TSW Tshwane (Pretoria) 374 089 955 42 456 8 811
JHB Johannesburg 725 804 196 70 665 10 271
BFM Bloemfontein 53 255 244 5 858 9 090
KIM Kimberley 1 442 870 286 5 053
CT Cape Town 174 332 403 18 220 9 568
PE Port Elizabeth 19 992 116 2 354 8 494
EL East London 50 518 658 9 052 5 581
DBN Durban 211 818 165 21 407 9 895
PMB Pietermaritzburg 46 861 734 5 776 8 111
WLK Welkom 18 477 600 2 453 7 534
KDP Klerksdorp 30 979 235 4 008 7 728
VER Vereeniging 2 272 692 329 6 900
SPR Springs 50 389 002 8 792 5 732
WBK Witbank 1 297 363 172 7 550
NLS Nelspruit - - -
MPL Mpumalanga
KEI Kei (Mthatha) 950 0 9 500
GEO George 93 209 14 44 2 119
MOO Mooketsi - - -
POL Polokwane - - -
1. Apples
2020 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. 2021
Market Tons Market
TSW 2 950 1 945 1 852 2319 3291 TSW
JHB 4 646 3 354 3 506 3999 5309 JHB
BFN 491 385 271 293 457 BFN
KIM 18 11 13 6 20 KIM
CT 418 350 301 420 587 CT
PE 4 19 59 2 8 PE
EL 275 271 225 314 413 EL
DBN 1 423 1 145 1 326 1740 1977 DBN
PMB 477 394 274 330 531 PMB
WLK 248 173 126 159 280 WLK
KDP 636 530 251 273 420 KDP
VER 46 40 19 21 46 VER
SPR 792 549 425 445 637 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK 16 9 11 4 17 WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL - - - MPL
KEI 2 - - - - KEI
GEO - - - GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Total 12 442 9 174 8 659 10326 13991 Total
Market R/ton Market
TSW 8 304 8 812 9 799 9234 8107 TSW
JHB 8 888 8 901 9 830 9421 8151 JHB
BFN 8 073 7 916 8 858 8766 8302 BFN
KIM 6 932 7 947 7 333 9222 7691 KIM
CT 8 700 8 936 9 660 9908 8490 CT
PE 10 249 7 097 1 010 10261 8837 PE
EL 8 657 8 615 9 049 6102 6170 EL
DBN 7 897 8 228 9 744 7600 6907 DBN
PMB 6 609 6 068 6 498 7436 6663 PMB
WLK 6 876 7 500 8 166 7642 7249 WLK
KDP 4 611 4 168 6 921 7817 7495 KDP
VER 6 904 7 119 6 268 8142 8167 VER
SPR 7 622 7 676 8 864 7528 7348 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK 9 408 9 119 8 430 8683 9261 WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL - - - MPL
KEI 2 773 - - - - KEI
GEO - - - GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Average 7 273 8 243 9 419 8755 7796 Average
Note: A dash (–) indicates that the volume sold was less than a ton or that there were no sales. An asterisk (*) indicates that the information on the specific market was not available at the time of printing.
4 500 5 400 6 300 7 200 8 100 9 000
1 000 2 200 3 400 4 600 5 800 7 000 8 200 9 400
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Sales of apples and prices received on the Tshwane Market Five-year average (2016–2020)
Quantity Price
14
2. Pears
2020 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. 2021
Market Tons Market
TSW 307 478 436 1051 1114 TSW
JHB 601 996 879 1570 1762 JHB
BFN 82 134 102 167 192 BFN
KIM 5 2 0 8 9 KIM
CT 63 59 88 96 139 CT
PE 0 - 1 3 4 PE
EL 57 87 80 112 155 EL
DBN 207 230 238 571 510 DBN
PMB 49 138 77 172 181 PMB
WLK 43 58 43 99 110 WLK
KDP 29 98 76 100 153 KDP
VER 1 3 9 20 35 VER
SPR 72 88 72 180 179 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK 0 1 - 2 3 WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL - - - MPL
KEI - - - KEI
GEO - - - GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Total 1 517 2 374 2 101 4150 4544 Total
Market R/ton Market
TSW 10 748 11 846 9 544 7102 6627 TSW
JHB 10 212 11 494 10 218 7258 6379 JHB
BFN 9 365 9 221 7 595 6843 6580 BFN
KIM 9 296 8 906 6 374 7104 5430 KIM
CT 10 236 11 020 8 701 8529 6460 CT
PE - 14 428 11 623 4668 6996 PE
EL 9 689 10 675 7 996 6855 6028 EL
DBN 9 675 10 770 8 539 6124 6054 DBN
PMB 7 279 7 844 7 527 5425 5485 PMB
WLK 7 482 5 669 7 076 5588 5086 WLK
KDP 6 605 7 218 6 148 5574 5082 KDP
VER 9 053 6 070 7 588 5513 5866 VER
SPR 9 878 11 002 8 613 5702 6369 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK 10 793 8 263 - 10201 8152 WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL - - - MPL
KEI - - - KEI
GEO - - - GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Average 9 801 10 890 9 237 6831 6287 Average
Note: A dash (–) indicates that the volume sold was less than a ton or that there were no sales. An asterisk (*) indicates that the information on the specific market was not available at the time of printing.
1 800 3 600 5 400 7 200 9 000 10 800
1 000 3 000 5 000 7 000 9 000 11 000
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Tons
Month
Sales of pears and prices received on the Tshwane Market Five-year average (2016–2020)
Quantity Price
3. Oranges
2020 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. 2021
Market Tons Market
TSW 80 56 70 96 504 TSW
JHB 1 113 497 311 311 1621 JHB
BFN 1 1 - - 30 BFN
KIM - - - KIM
CT 319 323 205 127 180 CT
PE 12 40 25 5 1 PE
EL 15 3 3 0 - EL
DBN 303 35 56 55 266 DBN
PMB 2 - 22 0 35 PMB
WLK - 1 - - 26 WLK
KDP - - - - 59 KDP
VER 2 - - - 11 VER
SPR 1 - 6 3 135 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK - - - - 0 WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL - - - MPL
KEI - - - KEI
GEO - - - GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Total 1 848 956 697 597 2867 Total
Market R/ton Market
TSW 8 682 6 629 14 393 11 145 6 374 TSW
JHB 8 922 9 680 14 156 11 517 7 643 JHB
BFN 3 178 2 609 - - 5 041 BFN
KIM - - - KIM
CT 4 921 7 163 8 005 10 268 9 647 CT
PE 2 686 2 576 3 352 8 000 3 222 PE
EL 5 924 5 477 5 471 2 714 - EL
DBN 5 243 5 844 9 365 10 720 6 518 DBN
PMB 3 590 - 7 549 4 444 5 793 PMB
WLK - 1 667 - - 5 668 WLK
KDP 1 002 - - - 5 563 KDP
VER - - - - 3 651 VER
SPR 1 861 - 8 634 8 311 4 710 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK - - - - 2 000 WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL - - - MPL
KEI - - - KEI
GEO - - - GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Average 7 534 8 477 11 312 11 119 7 177 Average
Note: A dash (–) indicates that the volume sold was less than a ton or that there were no sales. An asterisk (*) indicates that the information on the specific market was not available at the time of printing
1 000 2 500 4 000 5 500 7 000 8 500
100 1 800 3 500 5 200 6 900 8 600
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Sales of oranges and prices received on the Tshwane Market Five-year average (2016–2020)
Quantity Price
16
4. Lemons
2020 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. 2021
Market Tons Market
TSW 245 240 359 193 326 TSW
JHB 963 1031 1 163 795 1038 JHB
BFN 19 36 34 45 45 BFN
KIM 1 - - 0 0 KIM
CT 253 372 414 284 360 CT
PE 7 15 3 5 11 PE
EL 15 14 16 6 16 EL
DBN 169 173 229 158 219 DBN
PMB 22 27 26 16 15 PMB
WLK 1 - 2 6 5 WLK
KDP 19 3 8 3 1 KDP
VER - - 2 1 1 VER
SPR 10 18 35 21 28 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK - - 0 0 0 WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL - 0 - 0 - MPL
KEI - - - KEI
GEO - - - GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Total 1 724 1 928 2 290 1534 2065 Total
Market R/ton Market
TSW 8 385 9 666 10 510 7 956 5 891 TSW
JHB 7 996 8 560 13 902 8 091 5 973 JHB
BFN 5 515 11 557 7 440 3 058 4 099 BFN
KIM 3 333 - - 5 488 4 155 KIM
CT 4 927 7 165 8 642 6 163 4 331 CT
PE 2 531 2 502 4 286 4 224 3 059 PE
EL 6 372 7 494 3 929 8 724 8 973 EL
DBN 8 261 10 731 14 087 6 802 5 847 DBN
PMB 5 233 5 973 9 536 5 297 5 924 PMB
WLK 6 403 - 9 265 4 583 2 692 WLK
KDP 1 634 11 615 8 140 7 494 18 454 KDP
VER - - 7 758 9 298 3 984 VER
SPR 5 397 11 873 10 728 7 535 6 749 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK - - 6 079 10 828 3595 WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL - 5 829 - 7 625 - MPL
KEI - - - KEI
GEO - - - GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Average 7 439 8 622 12 134 7 377 5 637 Average
Note: A dash (–) indicates that the volume sold was less than a ton or that there were no sales. An asterisk (*) indicates that the information on the specific market was not available at the time of printing.
1 000 3 000 5 000 7 000 9 000
100 1 600 3 100 4 600 6 100 7 600 9 100
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Tons
Month
Sales of lemons and prices received on the Tshwane Market Five-year average (2016–2020)
Quantity Price
5. Avocados
2020 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. 2021
Market Tons Market
TSW 189 209 91 226 570 TSW
JHB 603 475 397 682 1531 JHB
BFN 31 25 7 23 96 BFN
KIM - - - - 0 KIM
CT 436 491 279 285 638 CT
PE 9 13 - 16 11 PE
EL 13 10 0 17 4 EL
DBN 22 23 14 20 27 DBN
PMB 2 2 5 3 4 PMB
WLK 5 11 4 11 43 WLK
KDP 3 7 3 18 69 KDP
VER - - - 9 28 VER
SPR 8 17 17 64 147 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK - - - - 3 WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL - - - MPL
KEI - - - - 0 KEI
GEO 0 6 - - 3 GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Total 1 320 1 289 819 1243 3175 Total
Market R/ton Market
TSW 26 221 22 763 27 546 17 965 9 221 TSW
JHB 27 231 22 007 27 103 19 825 9 090 JHB
BFN 17 175 17 716 11 719 22 919 9 003 BFN
KIM - - - - 8 932 KIM
CT 18 818 16 663 27 349 23 355 16 509 CT
PE 29 834 13 948 - 17 453 14 515 PE
EL 25 577 27 145 25 661 20 512 27 997 EL
DBN 22 377 23 444 18 035 26 915 12 080 DBN
PMB 13 519 14 871 13 634 17 394 11 841 PMB
WLK 14 859 10 570 13 741 16 086 6 489 WLK
KDP 17 734 10 945 13 933 18 377 8 761 KDP
VER - - - 6 641 5 375 VER
SPR 16 816 18 766 11 013 8 098 6 438 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK - - - - 7 123 WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL - - - MPL
KEI - - - - 9 500 KEI
GEO 12 000 18 033 - - 10 042 GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Average 23 844 19 814 26 403 19694 10 479 Average
Note: A dash (–) indicates that the volume sold was less than a ton or that there were no sales. An asterisk (*) indicates that the information on the specific market was not available at the time of printing.
5 000 8 000 11 000 14 000 17 000 20 000
1 000 5 000 9 000 13 000 17 000 21 000 25 000
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Sales of avocados and prices received on the Tshwane Market Five-year average (2016–2020)
Quantity Price
18
6. Bananas
2020 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. 2021
Market Tons Market
TSW 3 781 3 918 3 827 3 987 3 285 TSW
JHB 5 401 5 401 6 005 5191 4 998 JHB
BFN 714 514 618 532 446 BFN
KIM 4 2 0 0 - KIM
CT 1 794 1 872 1 861 2 199 1 927 CT
PE 491 538 600 472 522 PE
EL 886 855 826 938 926 EL
DBN 2137 2161 2 315 2184 1678 DBN
PMB 496 674 479 672 556 PMB
WLK 176 173 191 167 170 WLK
KDP 421 473 482 429 285 KDP
VER 66 42 27 27 - VER
SPR 658 619 607 947 813 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK 30 15 25 24 - WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL 4 - - 2 6 MPL
KEI - - - KEI
GEO - - 0 - - GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Total 17 057 17 256 17 864 17 771 15 611 Total
Market R/ton Market
TSW 7 343 7 653 7 367 7 884 10 057 TSW
JHB 7 406 7 875 7 077 8 386 9 783 JHB
BFN 8 154 9 429 8 532 9 316 10 462 BFN
KIM 8 419 8 203 12 157 6 556 - KIM
CT 8 877 8 623 8 866 8 772 11 254 CT
PE 10 320 9 481 9 876 9 926 11 627 PE
EL 8 876 9 101 8 647 8 553 10 114 EL
DBN 7 697 7 916 7 339 7 602 9 199 DBN
PMB 8 063 7 387 8 011 6 475 8 313 PMB
WLK 8 514 7 577 7 992 8 178 9 462 WLK
KDP 7 468 7 516 7 227 8 126 10 273 KDP
VER 7 635 6 963 5 563 7 929 - VER
SPR 6 708 7 387 6 919 6 824 9 538 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK 7 556 6 317 6 191 8 081 - WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL 5 623 - - 3 225 4 321 MPL
KEI - - - KEI
GEO - - 13 611 - - GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Average 7 781 8 015 7 607 8 137 9 998 Average
Note: A dash (–) indicates that the volume sold was less than a ton or that there were no sales. An asterisk (*) indicates that the information on the specific market was not available at the time of printing.
1 000 2 600 4 200 5 800 7 400 9 000
1 000 2 600 4 200 5 800 7 400 9 000
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R/ton
Tons
Month
Sales of bananas and prices received on the Tshwane Market Five-year average (2016–2020)
Quantity Price
7. Papayas
2020 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. 2021
Market Tons Market
TSW 176 107 44 48 52 TSW
JHB 464 275 227 165 144 JHB
BFN 15 16 0 1 - BFN
KIM - 1 0 - - KIM
CT 61 36 3 13 5 CT
PE 4 0 0 - 0 PE
EL 2 1 1 0 0 EL
DBN 18 20 6 16 4 DBN
PMB 1 0 0 0 1 PMB
WLK 3 2 - - - WLK
KDP 4 2 - - - KDP
VER - - - VER
SPR 3 8 - 0 - SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK - - - WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL - 0 - - - MPL
KEI - - - KEI
GEO - - - GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Total 750 468 282 244 207 Total
Market R/ton Market
TSW 11 022 14 164 12 605 11 123 16 613 TSW
JHB 8 953 10 728 13 043 17 693 17 575 JHB
BFN 10 907 6 573 16 000 11 599 - BFN
KIM - 8 528 6 500 - - KIM
CT 8 905 7 387 12 610 11 496 15 093 CT
PE 5 607 7 000 3 000 - 16 800 PE
EL 10 261 12 799 6 976 11 969 14 154 EL
DBN 8 353 6 881 12 624 10 795 8 329 DBN
PMB 5 729 5 000 2 412 10 589 12 764 PMB
WLK 14 622 11 765 - - - WLK
KDP 14 684 8 088 - - - KDP
VER - - -- - - VER
SPR 9 334 4 770 - 4 350 - SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK - - - WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL - 10 000 - - - MPL
KEI - - - KEI
GEO - - - GEO
MOO - - - - - MOO
Average 9 493 10 836 16 056 14 574 18 870 Average
Note: A dash (–) indicates that the volume sold was less than a ton or that there were no sales. An asterisk (*) indicates that the information on the specific market was not available at the time of printing.
7 000 8 000 9 000 10 000 11 000
8 000 9 000 10 000 11 000 12 000
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Tons
Month
Sales of papayas and prices received on the Tshwane Market Five-year average (2016–2020)
Quantity Price
20
8. Pineapples
2020 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. 2021
Market Tons Market
TSW 297 374 346 315 343 TSW
JHB 709 866 749 681 818 JHB
BFN 40 42 55 6 46 BFN
KIM 9 12 12 8 11 KIM
CT 207 386 211 150 225 CT
PE 14 28 14 26 23 PE
EL 63 106 119 64 77 EL
DBN 169 234 245 182 213 DBN
PMB 24 26 28 23 33 PMB
WLK 13 16 11 10 16 WLK
KDP 20 22 22 16 20 KDP
VER - - - VER
SPR 14 20 30 20 30 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK - - - WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL - - - MPL
KEI - - - KEI
GEO - - - GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Total 1 579 2 133 1 844 1531 1855 Total
Market R/ton Market
TSW 10 231 8 911 16 709 7 889 7 708 TSW
JHB 10 196 10 148 16 954 8 046 7 133 JHB
BFN 12 484 12 420 14 885 12 211 9 260 BFN
KIM 9 540 9 587 16 097 14 035 7 646 KIM
CT 12 531 11 646 19 510 10 391 8 343 CT
PE 5 197 5 561 7 744 5 127 4 424 PE
EL 6 224 5 850 5 930 7 289 5 297 EL
DBN 9 271 8 208 14 821 7 677 7 108 DBN
PMB 10 578 10 689 16 567 10 933 8 239 PMB
WLK 9 539 11 684 21 881 12 762 8 566 WLK
KDP 10 753 11 056 18 489 9 208 8 539 KDP
VER - - - VER
SPR 12 546 10 390 15 668 9 673 8 574 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK - - - WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL - - - MPL
KEI - - - KEI
GEO - - - GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Average 10 288 9 787 16 088 8 358 7 401 Average
Note: A dash (–) indicates that the volume sold was less than a ton or that there were no sales. An asterisk (*) indicates that the information on the specific market was not available at the time of printing.
1 000 3 000 5 000 7 000 9 000
1 000 3 000 5 000 7 000 9 000 11 000
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Tons
Month
Sales of pineapples and prices received on the Tshwane Market Five-year average (2016-2020)
Quantity Price
9. Potatoes
2020 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. 2021
Market Tons Market
TSW 16 130 18 383 17 313 17370 20637 TSW
JHB 35 968 38 532 36 003 34586 40324 JHB
BFN 2 481 2 674 2 179 2435 3020 BFN
KIM 154 85 188 238 199 KIM
CT 8 436 7 439 6 649 7181 9027 CT
PE 1 490 2 330 2 495 2634 3522 PE
EL 2 357 2 842 2 634 2436 2852 EL
DBN 7 333 9 372 9 679 9323 9479 DBN
PMB 1 926 2 635 2 444 1966 2606 PMB
WLK 1 770 1 879 1 677 2033 2399 WLK
KDP 2 720 3 014 2 840 2969 3513 KDP
VER 426 533 765 878 1090 VER
SPR 4 624 4 634 4 369 4482 5443 SPR
UIT - - - - - UIT
WBK 435 525 407 420 600 WBK
NLS 235 326 146 - 272 NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL 539 843 648 431 540 MPL
KEI - - 29 129 204 KEI
GEO 381 440 196 142 208 GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Total 87 406 96 485 90 663 89 652 105 934 Total
Market R/ton Market
TSW 5 568 5 099 3 567 3 570 3 537 TSW
JHB 5 398 4 911 3 444 3 487 3 526 JHB
BFN 6 278 5 577 3 969 3 455 3 609 BFN
KIM 6 969 5 890 3 470 3 652 3 701 KIM
CT 5 245 4 287 3 634 3 952 3 714 CT
PE 5 977 4 476 3 687 3 453 3 402 PE
EL 6 416 5 229 3 698 3 592 4 031 EL
DBN 5 721 4 715 3 594 3 549 3 614 DBN
PMB 5 260 3 852 2 880 3 383 3 114 PMB
WLK 6 287 5 609 3 987 3 396 3 374 WLK
KDP 5 716 4 850 3 394 3 224 3 034 KDP
VER 5 513 5 119 3 013 2 900 2 760 VER
SPR 5 167 4 786 3 333 3 049 2 994 SPR
UIT - - - - - UIT
WBK 5 964 5 838 3 921 3 971 3 287 WBK
NLS 7 045 6 365 3 541 - 3 423 NLS
POL - - - - - POL
MPL 6 457 6 327 4 918 3 985 3 690 MPL
KEI - - 3 993 3 270 3 087 KEI
GEO 5 617 4 441 3 847 4 177 3 779 GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Average 5 535 4 896 3 522 3 513 3 498 Average
Note: A dash (–) indicates that the volume sold was less than a ton or that there were no sales. An asterisk (*) indicates that the information on the specific market was not available at the time of printing.
1 000 1 800 2 600 3 400 4 200 5 000
1 000 2 000 3 000 4 000 5 000
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Tons
Month
Sales of potatoes and prices received on the Tshwane Market Five-year average (2016–2020)
Quantity Price
22
10. Sweet potatoes
2020 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. 2021
Market Tons Market
TSW 227 171 288 369 588 TSW
JHB 561 600 717 673 1028 JHB
BFN 7 6 6 10 14 BFN
KIM - - - - 0 KIM
CT 118 92 126 117 267 CT
PE 67 6 9 12 35 PE
EL 11 4 6 8 19 EL
DBN 20 13 8 9 17 DBN
PMB 0 0 0 0 1 PMB
WLK 0 - - 2 4 WLK
KDP 14 3 2 7 14 KDP
VER - - - VER
SPR 25 23 31 39 73 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK 3 3 3 6 3 WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL 0 0 2 - - MPL
KEI - - - KEI
GEO 8 - - - - GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Total 1 061 921 1 199 12 54 2 064 Total
Market R/ton Market
TSW 7 279 8 357 8 199 5 895 4 735 TSW
JHB 8 844 8 591 8 867 6 171 5 448 JHB
BFN 9 226 7 821 12 432 7 384 6 312 BFN
KIM - - - - 6 000 KIM
CT 9 153 11 527 9 801 10 267 7 717 CT
PE 7 661 6 436 4 983 8 676 5 957 PE
EL 8 504 6 938 11 690 7 399 6 188 EL
DBN 6 333 9 444 12 081 10 080 7 284 DBN
PMB 6 333 7 875 9 091 14 676 8 534 PMB
WLK 4 250 - - 8 052 5 958 WLK
KDP 2 549 9 467 13 895 5 699 4 478 KDP
VER - - - VER
SPR 4 432 2 367 4 886 2 991 2 770 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK 7 201 3 647 5 638 4 825 5 701 WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL 9 333 8 547 1 647 - - MPL
KEI - - - KEI
GEO 8 076 - - - - GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Average 8 222 8 654 8 716 6 440 5 475 Average
Note: A dash (–) indicates that the volume sold was less than a ton or that there were no sales. An asterisk (*) indicates that the information on the specific market was not available at the time of printing.
1 000 2 400 3 800 5 200 6 600 8 000
100 1 700 3 300 4 900 6 500
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Tons
Month
Sales of sweet potatoes and prices received on the Tshwane Market Five-year average (2016–2020)
Quantity Price
11. Onions
2020 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. 2021
Market Tons Market
TSW 4 641 5 751 4 697 5 207 6 107 TSW
JHB 13 328 16 827 13 607 151 86 18 426 JHB
BFN 476 512 410 517 524 BFN
KIM 58 55 28 29 49 KIM
CT 2 450 2 850 2 514 1 951 2 642 CT
PE 530 623 581 518 673 PE
EL 753 805 690 700 914 EL
DBN 3 183 4 377 3 627 3 509 3 983 DBN
PMB 470 713 386 582 572 PMB
WLK 273 294 234 255 320 WLK
KDP 324 360 330 350 388 KDP
VER 75 96 78 37 69 VER
SPR 681 956 679 752 849 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK 79 118 82 94 101 WBK
NLS 49 55 57 - 77 NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL 126 210 152 125 196 MPL
KEI 57 88 20 16 26 KEI
GEO 50 62 12 30 60 GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Total 27 603 34 752 28 182 29 858 35 976 Total
Market R/ton Market
TSW 3 679 3 732 4 059 3 245 3 547 TSW
JHB 3 648 3 722 3 835 2 998 3 423 JHB
BFN 4 124 3 573 4 436 3 904 4 559 BFN
KIM 4 019 3 428 2 951 3 795 3 904 KIM
CT 4 642 3 906 3 739 3 951 4 140 CT
PE 4 250 4 128 4 487 4 078 4 296 PE
EL 4 634 3 933 4 808 3 645 4 333 EL
DBN 4 388 3 971 4 291 3 857 4 248 DBN
PMB 3 797 3 425 3 985 3 430 3 764 PMB
WLK 4 087 3 863 4 330 4 017 4 238 WLK
KDP 3 892 3 498 4 404 3 732 3 584 KDP
VER 3 421 2 822 2 790 2 601 2 523 VER
SPR 3 318 3 223 3 506 2 616 2 979 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK 3 222 3 205 3 212 3 057 3 540 WBK
NLS 2 783 3 783 4 389 - 3 561 NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL 3 586 3 520 3 371 3 334 3 227 MPL
KEI 4 150 3 303 3 815 3 266 3 709 KEI
GEO 4 681 4 538 2 754 4 058 3 415 GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Average 3 875 3 754 3 948 3 273 3 647 Average
Note: A dash (–) indicates that the volume sold was less than a ton or that there were no sales. An asterisk (*) indicates that the information on the specific market was not available at the time of printing.
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Sales of onions and prices received on the Tshwane Market Five-year average (2016–2020)
Quantity Price
24
12. Tomatoes
2020 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. 2021
Market Tons Market
TSW 3 400 3 589 3 555 2 687 2 190 TSW
JHB 10 892 11 697 10 832 7 957 7 310 JHB
BFN 586 670 661 416 336 BFN
KIM 167 227 188 146 50 KIM
CT 2 676 3 075 2 820 2459 2 781 CT
PE 319 384 363 306 209 PE
EL 310 359 310 26 219 EL
DBN 1 780 2 043 2 448 1570 1138 DBN
PMB 172 213 165 123 82 PMB
WLK 362 451 333 246 179 WLK
KDP 417 480 425 331 226 KDP
VER 30 19 10 8 7 VER
SPR 883 908 804 542 485 SPR
UIT - -- - - - UIT
WBK 14 46 80 37 38 WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL 39 5 6 - - MPL
KEI - 3 1 0 0 KEI
GEO - - - GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Total 22 047 24 168 23 002 17 072 152 50 Total
Market R/ton Market
TSW 6729 6608 5 179 9 772 15 053 TSW
JHB 6853 6987 5 236 9 526 14 893 JHB
BFN 8645 8511 5 535 8 493 15 693 BFN
KIM 7498 6539 4 739 8 275 12 994 KIM
CT 8601 8125 5 071 8 834 12 639 CT
PE 7918 7563 5 807 8 388 12 537 PE
EL 6780 6322 5 176 8 002 11 933 EL
DBN 7364 7054 5 135 8 986 13 446 DBN
PMB 7616 6683 4 492 7 369 11 779 PMB
WLK 8998 5364 6 596 10 517 17 261 WLK
KDP 8706 8914 7 211 11 083 17 069 KDP
VER 4311 4974 3 031 7 063 12 915 VER
SPR 5857 5803 4 929 8 767 12 809 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK 5327 5496 3 340 6 129 11 107 WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL 2915 1275 250 - - MPL
KEI - 5581 8 951 7 000 7 500 KEI
GEO - - - GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Average 7179 7130 5 240 9 334 14 300 Average
Note: A dash (–) indicates that the volume sold was less than a ton or that there were no sales. An asterisk (*) indicates that the information on the specific market was not available at the time of printing.
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Sales of tomatoes and prices received on the Tshwane Market Five-year average (2016–2020)
Quantity Price
13. Carrots
2020 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. 2021
Market Tons Market
TSW 2 184 2 631 1 936 1990 2485 TSW
JHB 4 886 6 055 4 634 4089 5205 JHB
BFN 303 372 237 200 209 BFN
KIM 16 38 18 19 7 KIM
CT 692 723 620 595 647 CT
PE 221 235 161 160 186 PE
EL 552 571 398 407 431 EL
DBN 1 380 1 767 1 178 1005 917 DBN
PMB 64 36 15 34 33 PMB
WLK 122 92 67 97 109 WLK
KDP 167 187 171 172 174 KDP
VER 11 10 13 11 9 VER
SPR 183 206 171 189 186 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK 3 5 4 1 5 WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL - - 5 1 - MPL
KEI - - - KEI
GEO 3 7 2 4 5 GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Total 10 787 12 934 9 630 8973 10609 Total
Market R/ton Market
TSW 3 544 4 438 3 944 4 621 6 243 TSW
JHB 3 155 4 125 3 801 4 680 6 285 JHB
BFN 3 443 4 183 3 963 4 100 5 236 BFN
KIM 8 137 3 167 6 746 6 058 16 736 KIM
CT 3 387 3 208 3 275 3 875 6 573 CT
PE 3 687 4 438 4 217 4 585 6 054 PE
EL 4 249 4 961 4 969 5 649 8 270 EL
DBN 3 422 4 465 4 418 5 380 7 793 DBN
PMB 4 474 4 893 6 083 5 870 7 101 PMB
WLK 2 403 3 545 3 085 2 803 3 937 WLK
KDP 4 056 4 357 3 959 4 094 6 051 KDP
VER 2 343 3 666 3 831 3 185 1 287 VER
SPR 3 597 4 217 3 762 3 846 5 463 SPR
UIT - - - - - UIT
WBK 4 291 5 031 5 757 4 689 6 587 WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - = - - POL
MPL - - 6 137 2 709 - MPL
KEI - - - KEI
GEO 4 586 5 248 5 960 11 035 10 711 GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Average 3 386 4 229 3 939 4 680 6 444 Average
Note: A dash (–) indicates that the volume sold was less than a ton or that there were no sales. An asterisk (*) indicates that the information on the specific market was not available at the time of printing.
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Sales of carrots and prices received on the Tshwane Market Five-year average (2016–2020)
Quantity Price
26
14. Cabbage
2020 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. 2021
Market Tons Market
TSW 2 349 2 442 2 422 2573 2587 TSW
JHB 4 000 5 035 4 527 4788 4612 JHB
BFN 440 383 324 348 523 BFN
KIM 27 48 38 35 105 KIM
CT 587 360 323 373 270 CT
PE 98 77 59 77 45 PE
EL 233 208 182 131 146 EL
DBN 858 967 705 485 460 DBN
PMB 107 92 54 58 40 PMB
WLK 178 163 183 175 276 WLK
KDP 385 376 322 371 425 KDP
VER 48 43 27 24 36 VER
SPR 584 584 536 497 411 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK 73 85 75 74 60 WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL 0 1 - - 0 MPL
KEI - 32 - 13 3 KEI
GEO 0 - - - - GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Total 9 970 10 897 9 778 10024 9996 Total
Market R/ton Market
TSW 1 934 1 855 1 776 2 454 3 308 TSW
JHB 2 451 1 539 1 663 2 204 3 625 JHB
BFN 2 715 2 064 1 961 2 084 2 733 BFN
KIM 3 442 1 926 1 838 1 831 2 649 KIM
CT 2 001 1 836 2 298 2 726 4 881 CT
PE 1 651 1 628 1 867 1 845 3 202 PE
EL 2 331 2 309 1 695 2 324 2 734 EL
DBN 1 902 1 725 2 264 2 903 4 235 DBN
PMB 1 936 1 782 2 144 2 186 3 435 PMB
WLK 3 925 2 824 2 194 2 471 3 553 WLK
KDP 2 950 1 992 1 893 2 440 3 259 KDP
VER 1 891 1 536 1 899 2 441 1 193 VER
SPR 1 779 1 393 1 442 1 894 3 324 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK 1 959 1 623 1 835 2 242 3 906 WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL 3 643 3 291 - - 4 000 MPL
KEI - 1 977 - 1 523 1 500 KEI
GEO 2 400 - - - - GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Average 2 254 1 703 1 778 2 313 3 495 Average
Note: A dash (–) indicates that the volume sold was less than a ton or that there were no sales. An asterisk (*) indicates that the information on the specific market was not available at the time of printing
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Sales of cabbage and prices received on the Tshwane Market Five-year average (2016–2020)
Quantity Price
15. Cauliflower
2020 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. 2021
Market Tons Market
TSW 148 111 108 38 70 TSW
JHB 187 266 134 165 163 JHB
BFN 4 3 4 3 3 BFN
KIM - - 0 - - KIM
CT 91 89 73 47 80 CT
PE 8 3 5 3 6 PE
EL 1 0 2 2 3 EL
DBN 67 45 40 24 25 DBN
PMB 12 10 4 2 3 PMB
WLK 1 1 0 1 1 WLK
KDP 4 0 - - 1 KDP
VER - - - VER
SPR 1 1 1 1 1 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK 0 - - 0 - WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL - - - MPL
KEI - - - KEI
GEO - - - GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Total 523 530 370 371 375 Total
Market R/ton Market
TSW 6 880 9 847 7 528 27 166 17 689 TSW
JHB 19 975 15 700 18 634 20 172 23 843 JHB
BFN 15 268 14 387 9 883 13 322 13 966 BFN
KIM - - 1 974 - - KIM
CT 11 670 15 257 12 344 22 452 18 132 CT
PE 4 699 9 308 9 596 11 627 9 423 PE
EL 16 006 11 327 7 504 13 366 14 845 EL
DBN 8 009 13 335 11 488 16 460 16 505 DBN
PMB 3 975 7 256 4 830 18 304 17 167 PMB
WLK 13 006 18 656 13 239 20 906 16 294 WLK
KDP 5 393 5931 - - 15 366 KDP
VER - - - VER
SPR 19 262 8 639 7 378 10 656 9 204 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK 6 000 - - 6 476 - WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL - - - MPL
KEI - - - KEI
GEO - - - GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Average 12 546 13 962 12 944 20 947 23 496 Average
Note: A dash (–) indicates that the volume sold was less than a ton or that there were no sales. An asterisk (*) indicates that the information on the specific market was not available at the time of printing.
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Sales of cauliflower and prices received on the Tshwane Market Five-year average (2016–2020)
Quantity Price
28
16. Lettuce
2020 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. 2021
Market Tons Market
TSW 529 593 449 411 539 TSW
JHB 868 922 833 706 927 JHB
BFN 56 67 47 37 38 BFN
KIM - - - KIM
CT 158 177 121 121 123 CT
PE 13 19 12 10 11 PE
EL 5 6 6 7 9 EL
DBN 340 413 279 238 272 DBN
PMB 49 63 27 26 40 PMB
WLK 7 1 3 0 1 WLK
KDP - - - KDP
VER 4 4 4 4 0 VER
SPR 97 60 59 37 51 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK 2 3 4 3 0 WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL - - - MPL
KEI - - - KEI
GEO - - - GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Total 2 127 2 328 1842 1600 2011 Total
Market R/ton Market
TSW 7 552 11 618 10 808 13 047 11 426 TSW
JHB 9 337 14 355 10 475 16 739 16 914 JHB
BFN 6 447 8 518 8 042 12 427 12 511 BFN
KIM - - - KIM
CT 7 620 12 034 11 656 17 551 18 271 CT
PE 7 179 6 655 10 297 11 074 12 749 PE
EL 17 137 15 177 18 629 20 406 20 556 EL
DBN 5 853 8 095 8 085 9 985 7 396 DBN
PMB 3 433 5 505 8 449 10 133 7 587 PMB
WLK 5 397 10 808 7 745 19 438 9 713 WLK
KDP - - - KDP
VER 5 469 10 697 7 805 9 899 9 676 VER
SPR 3 330 5 242 5 016 7 447 7 459 SPR
UIT - - - UIT
WBK 8 495 7 576 6 290 6 565 7 078 WBK
NLS - - - NLS
POL - - - POL
MPL - - - MPL
KEI - - - KEI
GEO - - - GEO
MOO - - - MOO
Average 7 708 11 649 10 009 14 372 13 721 Average
Note: A dash (–) indicates that the volume sold was less than a ton or that there were no sales. An asterisk (*) indicates that the information on the specific market was not available at the time of printing.
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Sales of lettuce and prices received on the Tshwane Market Five-year average (2016–2020)
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