26 3 000 2 500 2 000 1 500 1 000 500 0 3 2,5 2 1,5 1 0,5 0 1990/1991 1991/1992 1992/1993 1993/1994 1994/1995 1995/1996 1996/1997 1997/1998 1998/1999 1999/2000 2000/2001 2001/2002 2002/2003 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020 2020/2021 2021/2022 2022/2023 2023/2024 2024/2025* Graph 2: Soybean area planted, production, and yield. Thousand ha or ton t/ha Area Production * Preliminary Yield 2023/2024 2024/2025 5-yr average 10-yr average Total planted (ha) 1 150 500 1 151 000 1 040 440 850 165 Total production (tons) 1 848 000 2 753 125 2 296 685 1 749 764 Average yield (t/ha) 2,2 2,6 2,2 2 Table 2: Production overview for soybeans (2024/2025). 2023/2024 2024/2025 5-yr average 10-yr average Total planted (ha) 529 000 555 700 557 780 576 030 Total production (tons) 632 000 708 300 717 592 754 606 Average yield (t/ha) 1,13 1,39 1,3 1,3 Table 3: Production overview for sunflower (2024/2025). 3. Sunflower seed Graph 3 illustrates the long-term trends of the area planted, production and yields of sunflower seed from 1990/1991 until the 2024/2025 production season. Total sunflower production (represented by turquoise bars) has fluctuated rather than followed a consistent growth trend, rising sharply in the late 1990s, declining in the early 2000s, and stabilising in recent years at around 600 000 to 850 000 ton. Yields have generally improved over time, reaching their highest levels during the 2019/2020 production season and decreasing ever since. The current yields for the 2023/2024 season have decreased and are projected to be higher next season. The total area planted decreased by 26 700 ha from the 2022/2023 season to the 2023/2024 season (529 000 ha) and is projected to increase to 555 700 ha in the 2024/2025 season. This is lower than the 5-year average of 557 780 ha and ten-year average of 576 030 ha. The Free State remains South Africa’s leading sunflowerproducing region, followed by North West and Limpopo. PRODUCTION OVERVIEW
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