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Table 2
Soybeans in South Africa: area planted, production and yield.
| Area planted | Total production | ||||||
| Production | Area | Compound annual | Tons | Compound annual | |||
| planted | growth rate (CAGR) | Average | growth rate (CAGR) | ||||
| year (x) | of area planted(%) | of output (%) | |||||
| (ha) | (1976 and x) | (1997 and x) | yield/ha | (1976 and x) | (1997 and x) | ||
| 1976 | 22 000.00 | 17 900.00 | 0.81 | ||||
| 1980 | 28 000.00 | 6.2 | 39 900.00 | 1.43 | 22 | ||
| 1985 | 23 000.00 | 0.5 | 39 900.00 | 1.73 | 9 | ||
| 1990 | 61 000.00 | 7.6 | 119 000.00 | 1.95 | 14 | ||
| 1993 | 45 999.56 | 4.4 | 68 600.00 | 1.49 | 8 | ||
| 1994 | 55 000.00 | 5.2 | 63 100.00 | 1.15 | 11 | ||
| 1997 | 71 000.00 | 5.7 | 98 000.00 | 1.34 | 8 | ||
| 2000 | 93 790.00 | 5.7 | 9.4 | 153 925.00 | 1.64 | 9 | 16.2 |
| 2005 | 150 000.00 | 6.8 | 9.8 | 272 500.00 | 1.82 | 10 | 13.6 |
| 2012 | 472 000.00 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 650 000.00 | 1.38 | 10 | 15.9 |
Source: Author’s calculations, based on data from the Crop estimation committee, Department of agriculture, fisheries and forestry (DAFF) (2013).
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