peanut groundnut oil make plant oil plant in south africa

   
peanut groundnut oil make plant oil plant in south africa
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • peanut groundnut oil make plant oil plant in south africa
  • Why is peanut production important in South Africa?
  • Peanut production in the Republic of South Africa (RSA) is important for both commercial and communal farmers for the provision of plant protein and oil.
  • How much peanut is produced in South Africa?
  • Peanut production in RSA varies between 80 000 and 250 000 tons per annum with most production coming from the commercial sector and mainly farmers in the Northern Cape, North West and Free State Provinces. South Africa’s highest peanut producing area is along the Vaal River
  • How are groundnuts used in South Africa?
  • Figure 6 shows the utilization of groundnuts in South Africa from 2010/11 to 2019/20. The figure indicates that locally groundnuts are utilized mainly for manufacturing peanut butter, for sales as raw peanuts to the direct market, for oil and oilcake and for seed.
  • What happened to groundnut production in South Africa?
  • Notably, groundnut production in all the major producing regions has undergone a drastic decline during 2012/13 season, leading to a slight decline in South Africa¡¯s total groundnuts production. Gauteng Province has not recorded any groundnuts production volume from 2010/11 until 2019/20 marketing seasons.