This is according to the Census of Commercial Agriculture, released by Stats SA on Tuesday, based on 2017 data.
Stats SA said this area produced 69,638 tonnes of carrots in 2017, contributing 31% to SA’s total production of 226,017 tonnes. Together with much smaller carrot crops in Ekurhuleni, Sedibeng and Tshwane, Gauteng as a whole contributed 35% to national production.Ehlanzeni in Mpumalanga produced 67% of SA’s bananas. The district was also responsible for 57% of macadamia nut production.Mopani in Limpopo produced 43% of the country’s avocados, 25% of its oranges and 64% of its mangoes.
The nation’s pineapple crop is concentrated in the Sarah Baartman district in Eastern Cape, with 63%. This district also was responsible for 35% of national lemon production.The top five field crop products produced nationally by commercial agriculture in 2017 were maize, sugar cane, lucerne, wheat and soya beans.
“In 2017, the major contributor to total income was livestock farming at R120.8bn, followed by mixed farming and horticulture ,” said Stats SA.
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