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: 6th Production Forecast (2009/10)

17 December 2009

Winter Cereals: 5th Production Forecast (2009/10)

26 November 2009

Summer Crops: Finalisation (2008/09 production season)

24 November 2009

Winter Cereals: 4th Production Forecast (2009/10)

27 October 2009

Summer Crops: Intentions to Plant (2009/10)
Winter Cereals: 3rd Production Forecast (2009/10)

23 September 2009

Summer Crops: Final Production Forecast (2008/09)
Winter Cereals: 2nd Production Forecast (2009/10)

26 August 2009

Summer Crops: 7th Production Forecast (2008/09)
Winter Cereals: Area Estimate and 1st Production Forecast (2009/10)

28 July 2009

Summer Crops: 6th Production Forecast (2008/09)
Winter Cereals: Preliminary Area Estimate (2009/10)

24 June 2009

Summer Crops: 5th Production Forecast (2008/09)

26 May 2009

Summer Crops: 4th Production Forecast (2008/09)

7 May 2009

Winter Cereals: Finalisation for 2008

23 April 2009

Summer Crops: 3rd Production Forecast (2008/09) and
Winter Cereals: Intentions to Plant (2009)

25 March 2009

Summer Crops: 2nd Production Forecast (2008/09)

24 February 2009

Summer Crops: Area Estimate and 1st Production Forecast (2008/09)
Winter Cereals: Final Production Estimate (2008)

27 January 2009

Summer Crops: 1st Area Estimate (2008/09)
Winter Cereals: 6th 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