Question NW3359 to the Minister of Trade and Industry
19 November 2018 - NW3359
Ntlangwini, Ms EN to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry
What are the country’s top 10 agricultural (a) exports and (b) imports?
Reply:
The following data were downloaded from www.thedti.gov.za/tradestats. The original source is the South African Revenue Service (SARS). The table shows the Top 10 products at the Harmonised System (HS) 4-digit level.
a. Exports
|
Country’s top 10 agricultural exports for the year 2017 |
|
|
2017 R' million |
|
|
Fresh Oranges |
10 001.7 |
|
Fresh Grapes |
7 208.8 |
|
Other Maize (corn) |
5 017.9 |
|
Apples |
4 980.7 |
|
Fresh Lemons and limes |
3 881.8 |
|
Pears |
2 661.7 |
|
Fresh Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas) |
2 549.2 |
|
Fresh Grapefruit, including pomelos |
1 756.0 |
|
In shell Macadamia nuts |
1 714.8 |
|
Shelled Macadamia nuts |
1 570.6 |
b. Imports
|
Country’s top 10 agricultural imports for the year 2017 |
|
|
2017 R' million |
|
|
Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed |
6 015.3 |
|
Other Wheat and meslin |
4 368.8 |
|
Cuts and offal, frozen Leg quarter |
2 345.3 |
|
Other Cattle |
1 975.5 |
|
Mechanically deboned meat |
1 363.5 |
|
Sausage casings |
1 054.1 |
|
Other Maize (corn) |
983.2 |
|
Broken rice |
793.3 |
|
Other black tea (fermented) and other partly fermented tea |
649.6 |
|
Rib |
547.8 |