Table 2 Production statistics for subtropical fruit (avocado, litchi mango) in South Africa
Avocado production statistics (South African Avocado Growers’ Association 2022a) | |||||||
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Year | Export (tons) | Processing: oil (tons raw product) | Processing: guacamole (tons raw product) | Sales to informal market (tons) (estimated) | National fresh produce markets (tons) | Direct to retailer (tons) | Total (tons) |
2016 | 54,324 | 6063 | 9416 | 20,000 | 22,770 | 9470 | 122,043 |
2017 | 41,415 | 1828 | 5220 | 20,000 | 20,178 | 12,736 | 101,377 |
2018 | 83,941 | 8399 | 9000 | 20,000 | 32,723 | 15,180 | 169,243 |
2019 | 56,218 | 3763 | 8060 | 20,000 | 24,067 | 9048 | 121,156 |
2020 | 60,057 | 6608 | 7437 | 20,000 | 23,787 | 14,992 | 132,881 |
Litchi production statistics (South African Litchi Growers’ Association 2022a) | ||||||
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Year | Export (tons) | Processing (tons) | Sales to informal market (tons) (declared sales) | National fresh produce markets (tons) | Direct to retailer (tons) | Total (tons) |
16/17 | 3458 | 3586 | 87 | 1307 | 26 | 8464 |
17/18 | 4323 | 5858 | 95 | 1322 | 326 | 11,924 |
18/19 | 3222 | 368 | 93 | 1302 | 546 | 5531 |
19/20 | 2280 | 757 | 90 | 890 | 347 | 4365 |
20/21 | 4197 | 1396 | 78 | 1624 | 576 | 7872 |
Mango production statistics (South African Mango Growers’ Association 2022a) | |||||||
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Year | Export (tons) | Processing: dried (tons) | Processing: achar (tons) (estimated) | Processing: juice (tons) | National fresh produce market (tons) | Direct to retailer (tons) | Total (tons) |
15/16 | 2287 | 5382 | 29,000 | 11,303 | 13,942 | 3058 | 64,972 |
16/17 | 4674 | 14,078 | 30,000 | 15,526 | 27,772 | 869 | 92,918 |
17/18 | 4497 | 12,695 | 30,000 | 10,087 | 22,726 | 1072 | 81,078 |
18/19 | 6039 | 9906 | 25,000 | 15,547 | 29,655 | 5956 | 92,102 |
19/20 | 3846 | 17,218 | 30,000 | 9087 | 22,900 | 2224 | 85,275 |