South Africa: production value of apricots 2000-2019

The production value of apricots in South Africa declined to roughly 223 million South African Rands (approximately 13.6 million U.S. dollars) in 2018/19. The decrease followed a major peak at 267.1 million Rands (around 16.3 million U.S. dollars) in the year before. Four other peaks were registered in 2003/04, 2005/06, 2011/12, and 2014/15 with increases of 52.3 percent, 57.8 percent, 102.4 percent, and 44.6 percent, respectively. In the last two decades, the production value of apricots varied significantly, which can be linked to droughts as well as the fact that apricots may experience alternate bearing (varied production over years).

Production value of apricots from South Africa between 2000 and 2019 (in 1,000 South African Rands)

Characteristic	Production value in thousand Rands
2018/2019	222,973
2017/2018	267,098
2016/2017	253,180
2015/2016	231,663
2014/2015	253,184
2013/2014	175,051
2012/2013	180,330
2011/2012	237,205
2010/2011	117,221
2009/2010	144,767
2008/2009	143,594
2007/2008	118,905
2006/2007	72,168
2005/2006	129,998
2004/2005	82,403
2003/2004	156,477
2002/2003	102,714
2001/2002	76,873
2000/2001	110,265

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Release date

September 2020

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Region

South Africa

Survey time period

2000 to 2019

Supplementary notes

Data for 2018/2019 is preliminary.
Conversion rate on 28/10/2020.
Year starts in October and ends in September of the next calendar year.

Alternate bearing or biennial bearing refers to the tendency of an entire tree to produce a greater than average crop one year, and a lower than average crop the following year. Long term studies of flower and fruit production in almond demonstrated that individual spurs alternate between years in which flowers and fruits are produced and years in which only leaves are produced.

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