SA Graan Junie 2015

PANNAR se ongeëwenaarde graansorghum-pakket

vorm die ruggraat van graansorghum-produksie in

Suid-Afrika. Plaaslik-ontwikkelde basters word ook

in Suid-Amerika, Meksiko, Australië en die res van

Afrika aangeplant.

Bio-etanol-produksie

gerugsteun

deur wêreldklas-

navorsing.

2015/GSS/A/17

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ULTRAMODERNE

NAVORSING

GEWASVOORSORG

PRESISIE-

BEPLANNING

GEWASBESKERMINGS-

BESTUURSPRAKTYKE

Botswana has been decreasing. From 2010 to 2014, the quantity of

South African exports to Botswana decreased by 15%.

South Africa’s sorghum exports within

the global context

In value terms, South Africa is the seventh largest exporter of sor-

ghum in the world, after the United States of America, Argentina,

Australia, the Ukraine, France and India (ITC, 2015). Global sorghum

exports are concentrated within the top six largest exporters (which

are the United States of America, Argentina, Australia, the Ukraine,

France and India) which account for 94% of the total global exports.

South Africa is one of the smallest players in the global export

market, contributing a mere 1,4% of the total world sorghum exports.

Who are the leading global importers of

sorghum?

There are 16 African markets that rank among the top 50 sorghum

global importers. On average, African markets account for 10%

of the global import demand. Sudan and Ethiopia are the largest

markets on the continent. However, they each account for just 2%

of the global import demand.

Outside the continent, Japan, China, Mexico and Colombia are

the leading sorghum importing markets, all constituting more than

73% of the global import demand. In particular, Japan and Mexico

are the leading importers of sorghum in the world. They both ac-

count for 55% of the world’s sorghum imports. The top 20 sorghum

import markets account for 95% of the global import demand.

Emerging markets have also been among the fastest growing

regions for sorghum imports. The Middle East (25%), Asian and

Far East markets (36%) showed significant growth between 2009

and 2013.

Above all, Europe has shown the most impressive growth, with

imports increasing by an annual average of 54% over the same pe-

riod (2009 to 2013). Global import demand is also increasing – in the

same period, the increase was 17,6%.