Food Security Statistics

Dates of CEC Meetings

2012	CEC Dates 2012
2011	CEC Dates 2011
2010	CEC Dates 2010
2009	CEC Dates 2009

Crop Estimates

PRESS RELEASE: NEW RELEASE TIME

24 January 2012	Summer Crops: Preliminary Area Planted (2012) and Winter Cereals: Sixth Production Forecast (2011)
21 December 2011	The fifth production forecast for Winter Cereals for the 2011 Production Season is hereby released
01 December 2011	Final Area Planted and Crop Production Figures of Commercial Maize, Sunflower Seed, Soya Beans, GroundNuts and Sorghum for 2011
25 October 2011	Summer Crops: Intentions to Plant (2012) and Winter Cereals: 3rd Production Forecast (2011)
27 September 2011	Summer Crops: Final Production Estimates (2011) and Winter Cereals: Revised Area and 2nd Production Forecast (2011)
25 August 2011	Summer Crops: Area Planted and 7th Production Forecast (2011) Winter Cereal - Revised Area and 1st Production Forecast (2011)
26 July 2011	Summer Crops: Area Planted and 6th Production Forecast (2011) Winter Cereal - Preliminary Area Planted Estimate (2011)
23 June 2011	Summer Crops: Area Planted and 5th Production Forecast (2011)
24 May 2011	Summer Crops: Area Planted and 4th Production Forecast (2010/11)
05 May 2011	Winter Cereal: Final Area Planted and Crop Production Figures (2010)
20 April 2011	Summer Crops: Area Planted and 3rd Production Forecast (2010/11) Winter Cereal - Intentions to Plant: 2011 Season
24 March 2011	Summer Crops: Area Planted and 2nd Production Forecast (2010/11)
24 February 2011	Summer Crops: Revised Area and 1st Production Forecast (2010/11) Winter Cereal - Area Planted and 7th Production Forecast (2010)
25 January 2011	Summer Crops: Preliminary Area Planted Estimate (2010/11) Winter Cereal - Area Planted and 6th Production Forecast (2010)
21 December 2010	Winter Cereals: Area Planted and 5th Production Forecast (2010)
25 November 2010	Final Area Planted and Crop Production Figures of Commercial Summer Crops for the 2009/10 Production Season
23 November 2010	Winter Cereals: Area Planted Estimate and 4th Production Forecast (2010)
21 October 2010	Summer Crops: The intentions to plant summer crops for the 2010/11 production season Winter Cereals: Area Planted Estimate and 3rd Production Forecast (2010)
23 September 2010	Summer Crops: Winter Cereals: Area Planted Estimate and 3rd Production Forecast (2010) Winter Cereals: Area Planted Estimate and 2nd Production Forecast (2010)
24 August 2010	Summer Crops: 7th Production Forecast (2009/10) Winter Cereals: Revised Area and 1st Production Forecast (2010)
22 July 2010	Summer Crops: 6th Production Forecast (2009/10) Winter Cereals: Preliminary Area Planted (2010)
24 June 2010	Summer Crops: Area Planted and Fifth Production Forecast (2009/10)
20 May 2010	Summer Crops: Area Planted and Fourth Production Forecast (2009/10)
06 May 2010	Final Area Planted and Crop figures of Winter Cereals for the 2009 Production Season
22 April 2010	Summer Crops: Area Planted and Third Production Forecast (2009/10) Winter Cereal - Intentions to Plant: 2010 Season
24 March 2010	Summer Crops: Area Planted and Second Production Forecast (2009/10)
23 February 2010	Summer Crops: Area Planted and First Production Forecast (2009/10) Winter Cereal - Area Planted and 7th Production Estimate of Winter Cereals (2009)
21 January 2010	Summer Crops: Preliminary Area Estimate (2009/10) Winter Cereals: 6^th Production Forecast (2009/10)
17 December 2009	Winter Cereals: 5^th Production Forecast (2009/10)
26 November 2009	Summer Crops: Finalisation (2008/09 production season)
24 November 2009	Winter Cereals: 4^th Production Forecast (2009/10)
27 October 2009	Summer Crops: Intentions to Plant (2009/10) Winter Cereals: 3^rd Production Forecast (2009/10)
23 September 2009	Summer Crops: Final Production Forecast (2008/09) Winter Cereals: 2^nd Production Forecast (2009/10)
26 August 2009	Summer Crops: 7^th Production Forecast (2008/09) Winter Cereals: Area Estimate and 1^st Production Forecast (2009/10)
28 July 2009	Summer Crops: 6^th Production Forecast (2008/09) Winter Cereals: Preliminary Area Estimate (2009/10)
24 June 2009	Summer Crops: 5^th Production Forecast (2008/09)
26 May 2009	Summer Crops: 4^th Production Forecast (2008/09)
7 May 2009	Winter Cereals: Finalisation for 2008
23 April 2009	Summer Crops: 3^rd Production Forecast (2008/09) and Winter Cereals: Intentions to Plant (2009)
25 March 2009	Summer Crops: 2^nd Production Forecast (2008/09)
24 February 2009	Summer Crops: Area Estimate and 1^st Production Forecast (2008/09) Winter Cereals: Final Production Estimate (2008)
27 January 2009	Summer Crops: 1st Area Estimate (2008/09) Winter Cereals: 6^th Production Forecast (2008)
May 2006	Definition: Commercial, Emerging and Subsistence Farmer
Jan 2005	Definitions relating to crop estimates in SA
Feb 2008	Methodologies used by the CEC

Statistics on Fresh Produce Markets

10 November 2009

2008

Livestock Estimates

Mrch 2010	Livestock Statistics as on 30 November 2009
March 2009	Livestock Statistics as on 30 November 2008
November 2008	Livestock Statistics as on 31 August 2008
August 2008	Livestock Statistics as on 31 May 2008
May 2008	Livestock Statistics as on 29 February 2008

Supply and Demand

January 2012	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (January)
December 2011	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (December)
November 2011	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (November)
September 2011	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (September)
August 2011	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (August)
August 2011	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (July)
July 2011	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (June)
June 2011	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (May)
May 2011	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (April)
April 2011	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (March)
February 2011	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (February)
January 2011	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (January)
December 2010	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (January)
October 2010	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (September)
September 2010	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (August)
August 2010	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (July)
April 2010	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (March)
March 2010	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (Feb)
Feb 2010	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (Jan)
Jan 2010	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (Dec)
Dec 2009	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (Nov)
Oct 2009	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (Sep)
Aug 2009	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (Jul)
July 2009	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (Jun)
June 2009	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (May)
May 2009	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (Apr)
Apr 2009	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (Mrch)
Mrch 2009	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (Feb)
Feb 2009	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (Jan)
Jan 2009	Food Security Bulletin: RSA (Dec)

Reports

13 May 2009	FEWSNet: Food Security Update � April 2009
17 April 2009	FEWSNet: Food Security Update � March 2009
2 April 2009	SADC: Agromet Update � March 2009
30 January 2009	SADC: Agromet Update � Jan 2009
26 November 2008	SADC: Agromet Update for 2008/09

Publications - Statistical

30 November 2009	Trends 2009
15 May 2008	Abstract of Agricultural Statistics 2008 (MS Word / MS Excel)
31 January 2008	SA Economic Review � 2007
10 March 2005	Census of commercial agriculture (2002) (Summary / Statistics)
20 January 2005	Agricultural Census 2002 � Provincial Statistics

Contact details:

Senior Statistician Mrs Rona Beukes
Private Bag X246 , Pretoria 0001.
Tel. (012) 319 8032
Fax: (012) 319 8035/1
E-mail: RonaB@daff.gov.za