Pretoria, South Africa
May 15, 2009
USDA/FAS GAIN report SF9012
Report Highlights:
Due to an increase in the
area planted and favorable weather conditions during the
second part of the season, a 10.58 percent increase in the
production of oilseeds in South Africa is expected for the
2009 marketing year. Although the sunflower crop is at
almost the same level as it was in 2008 marketing year at
about 875,280 tons, soybean production is expected to
increase by 43.63 percent, from 282,000 tons produced in
2008 to 405,035 tons this year. Peanut production is
estimated at 93,910 tons, 5.76 percent more than in the
2008/09 marketing year. South Africa’s imports of oilseeds
oil and meal are expected to decline this year due to the
stabilization of demand and the relatively large crop.
Executive Summary:
Approximately 915,100
hectares of oilseeds were planted in 2008, 16.74 percent
more than in 2007. Of the 915,100 hectares planted with
oilseeds, sunflowers constituted about 69 percent, soybeans
25 percent and peanuts 6 percent. With the increase in the
area planted and favorable weather conditions during the
second part of the season, a 10.58 percent increase in the
production of oilseeds in South Africa is expected for the
2009 marketing year, from 1.243 million tons in 2008 to
1.374 million tons in 2009. It is expected that the area
that will be planted with oilseeds later in 2009 will be
slightly less than in 2008. The sunflower area will decrease
while the soybean area will increase inter alia to support
bio-diesel production. Peanut production for the
2010/11marketing year is expected to stay constant at 91,000
tons. In 2009, South Africa will crush about 855,000 tons of
oilseeds producing approximately 285,900 tons of oil and
433,200 tons of oilseed meal. This is a production increase
of approximately 7.16 percent more oil and approximately
28.51 percent more meal than in 2008. As South Africa does
not produce at a sufficient level, only about one-third of
its oilseeds meal and oil needs, imports will decrease in
2009 due to demand stabilization and an increase in
production.
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