Mpumalanga Business 2022-23

KEY SECTORS AGRICULTURE
Agriculture in Mpumalanga is responsible for 3% of the
province’s gross value added by region (GVA-R) and can
be divided into the following categories (see map, right).
REGIONAL PRODUCE
Lowveld
Mpumalanga Province is one of South Africa’s most productive
and important agricultural regions and plays a key role in the
export profile of South Africa, primarily in fruit and nuts. The
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province’s economic diversity extends
into the agriculture sector where the
natural topography of the province
divides this sector between the
Highveld and Lowveld Regions.
Mpumalanga’s ratio of
commercial farmers to
small-scale farmers
AGRICULTURE
SUMMER CEREALS &
LEGUMES
MAIZE Maize meal
SOYA Meal, Edible oil
CANOLA Edible oil
SUNFLOWER Edible oil
TROPICAL &
SUBTROPICAL FRUIT
CANE SUGAR Sugar /
confectionery
CITRUS Juice & concentrate
MANGOES Dried, frozen,
juice & concentrates
LITCHIS Dried, frozen,
juice & concentrates
AVOCADOES Avocado oil
GUAVA Dried, frozen,
juice & concentrates
MACADAMIA NUTS
Processed & confectionery
Highveld
Highveld Region: Summer cereals
and legumes: maize, soya, canola,
sunflower. Animal products: bovine
meat, swine, sheep and poultry.
Lowveld Region: Subtropical and
citrus fruits, nuts and cane sugar.
The Highveld Region in the west of the province is at an elevation
of between 4 000 and 6 000 feet above sea level. This allows for
the large-scale and commercial production of cereals and legumes
like maize, soya, canola and sunflower.
The subtropical region of the Mpumalanga Lowveld plays a key role
in the agricultural export profile of the province, primarily in fruit and nuts.
Mpumalanga Province is one of the world largest producers and exporters
of citrus fruit. Duty-free exports of South African citrus to the USA under the
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) reached
a peak of 91 000 tons in 2020 ($94.9-million) and
are expected to continue their strong annual growth
as the USA is still considered a premium market.
Mpumalanga Province is the world’s largest producer
and exporter of macadamia nuts. The province
earned $207-million in exports in 2019, $76-million
of this to the US. There have been major new
investments in processing facilities in Mpumalanga.
Mpumalanga’s rich agricultural produce is utilised
by companies such as McCain, Nestlé and PepsiCo.
$94.9-million
The value of the duty-free exports of South
African citrus to the USA under AGOA in 2020, a
record 91 000 tons
4 000ha
Of macadamia nut trees are newly planted in
South Africa every year, mostly in Mpumalanga
and neighbouring Limpopo
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Seats on each of the six staff buses, together with
50 trucks and refrigerated trailers, run by banana
farmers Umbhaba Estates