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Agricultural income in South Africa during 2017

​​​Date: 30 November 2018
Category: Economics

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We take a look at some of the results of the latest agricultural survey published by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) and focus on the income earned by the sector during 2017 and which products and categories contributed the most to overall income earned in the agricultural sector.

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Agricultural income earned during 2017

Have you ever wondered whether crops or farming with animals brings in more money for South African farmers and the agricultural sector as a whole? Well the radial pie chart below shows the relative contribution of the various types of agricultural activities to total income earned in the agricultural sector during 2017.

As the pie chart shows, 28.2% of total income earned in the agricultural sector comes from the farming of animals. With it bringing in income of R75.4 billion during 2017. Followed closely in second place was horticultural crops with it bringing in 26.3% or R70.3 billion in income during 2017. The summary below provides the relative contribution to total income and the Rand value of the various agricultural categories:

• Animals: R75.4 billion (28.2%)
• Horticultural crops: R70.3 billion (26.3%)
• Field crops: R56.97 billion (21.3%)
• Animal products: R52.78 billion (19.8%)
• Other agricultural products: R7.5 billion (2/8%)
• ​Horticultural products: R4.1 billion (1.5%)

The above categories brought in income of R266.93 billion during 2017, up 9.2% on the R244.4 billion in income generated during 2016. And for those who are unsure regarding the categories in the chart, the provide provides a summary of what is contained the various agricultural activities.

• Field crops include cereals, oil seeds, legumes, sugar-cane and fodder crops;
• Horticultural crops include vegetables, fruits, aromatic crops and seeds;
• Animals include livestock, poultry, game, aquaculture and all other animals;
• Animal products include milk, eggs, hides and skins, wool and feathers;
• Horticultural products include cellar products, dried fruit, cane fruit, sparkling wine and sherry;
• Other agricultural products include aquaculture products, forestry products, organic fertiliser and forage and silage.

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