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PRODUCTION CONDITIONS FOR SUMMER GRAINS
AND WINTER GRAINS IN THE 2018/2019 SEASON
T
he 2018/2019 production season for summer grains was once
again a very challenging one, with rain occurring later than
normally in the biggest part of the country. This had a major
negative impact on plantings and the production potential in the
western parts of the country in particular. In the more eastern parts
of the country the plantings were done more or less in time, but in
the western regions (western Free State and North West) plantings
realised much later than usual.
With regard to the area planted for most of the summer grains – com-
pared to the 2017/2018 season – the 2018/2019 season showed a
decrease, with only the area for white maize and sorghum being bigger
for the 2018/2019 season. The change in the planted summer grain
areas for the 2018/2019 season compared to the 2017/2018 season
was as follows:
PRODUKSIETOESTANDE VIR SOMER- EN
WINTERGRANE IN DIE 2018/2019-SEISOEN
D
ie 2018/2019-produksieseisoen vir somergrane was weer eens ’n
baie uitdagende een met reën wat later as normaal in die grootste
gedeeltes van die land geval het. Dit het veral in die westelike
gedeeltes van die land ’n groot negatiewe impak op aanplantings en
die produksiepotensiaal gehad. In die meer oostelike gedeeltes van die
land kon die aanplantings relatief betyds realiseer, maar in die westelike
gedeeltes (westelike Vrystaat en Noordwes) het aanplantings heelwat
later as normaal plaasgevind.
Wat die meeste somergrane se oppervlakte aangeplant betref, was daar
– gemeet teen die 2017/2018-seisoen – ’n afname in die 2018/2019-sei-
soen, met slegs die oppervlakte van witmielies en sorghum wat hoër
was gedurende die 2018/2019-seisoen. Die verandering in die aange-
plante somergraan-oppervlaktes vir die 2018/2019-seisoen teenoor die
2017/2018-seisoen was soos volg:
Market overview for the
2018/2019 production season
Markoorsig vir die
2018/2019-produksieseisoen
Summer grains show
decrease while winter
grains excel
Afname in somergrane,
maar wintergrane
presteer
Luan van der Walt
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIST
LANDBOU-EKONOOM
Dr Dirk Strydom
MANAGER: GRAIN ECONOMY
AND MARKETING
BESTUURDER: GRAANEKONOMIE
EN BEMARKING
Witmielies
+2,4%
Geelmielies
-4,6%
Sojabone
-7,2%
Sonneblomsaad
-14,3%
Sorghum
-75,3%
Grondbone
64,4%
White maize
+2,4%
Yellow maize
-4,6%
Soybeans
-7,2%
Sunflower seed
-14,3%
Sorghum
-75,3%
Groundnuts
64,4%
In die Wes-Kaap, wat die grootste wintergraanproduserende streek
is, was die 2018/2019-seisoen een van die beter seisoene in die
afgelope vyf jaar. Die totale koringproduksie in die Wes-Kaap was
890 500 ton vir die 2018/2019-seisoen – wat 52% meer is as die
2017/2018-seisoen se produksie van 586 800 ton. ’n Totaal van
503 350 ha koring is gedurende die 2018/2019-seisoen aangeplant met
die totale produksie wat 1,86 miljoen ton bereik het.
In terme van die ander wintergrane (kanola en gars) was die 2018/
2019-seisoen ook ’n goeie produksieseisoen. ’n Totaal van 77 000 ha
kanola is gedurende die 2018/2019-seisoen aangeplant en die totale
produksie vir die seisoen was 104 500 ton. Die garsoppervlakte vir die
2018/2019-seisoen was 119 000 ha en die totale produksie vir die seisoen
het 421 500 ton beloop.
Mielies
Die totale mielie-aanplantings vir die 2018/2019-produksieseisoen was
2,3 miljoen ha wat 183 000 ha (0,8%) minder is as die 2017/2018-seisoen
In the Western Cape, which is the biggest winter grain-producing
region, the 2018/2019 season was one of the better seasons in the
past five years. The total wheat production in the Western Cape was
890 500 tons for the 2018/2019 season, which was 52% more than
the production of 586 800 tons for the 2017/2018 season. A total of
503 350 ha of wheat were planted in the 2018/2019 season, with the
total production reaching 1,86 million tons.
For the other winter grains (canola and barley) the 2018/2019 season
was also a good production season. A total of 77 000 ha of canola
were planted in the 2018/2019 season and the total production for the
season was 104 500 tons. The barley area for the 2018/2019 season
was 119 000 ha and the total production for the season amounted to
421 500 tons.
Maize
The total maize plantings for the 2018/2019 production season were
2,3 million ha – 183 000 ha (0,8%) lower than the planted area for