South Africa Plantains Market Insights
South Africa plantains export quantities
In 2019 South Africa shipped 2,196,326 tonnes of plantains. In 2019 alone, the market for South Africa plantains (vegetables category) has climbed, changing by 63.459 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, plantains' exports went up by 96.59 pc netting South Africa US$5.14m for the year 2019. South Africa's plantains exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or dried plantains (HS code 080310)
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South Africa plantains export values
In 2019, South Africa sold plantains valued at 5.14m USD, a reduction of -29.34% from 2018's total plantains export of 7.274m USD. The annual change in value of South Africa plantains between 2017 to 2018 was 2.02%.
The annual/yearly variation in the quantity of South Africa's plantains exports between 2017 and 2019 was 96.59 percent in comparison to a variation of 63.459% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
South Africa's share of the world's total plantains' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 62 in world exports of plantains.
Export markets for South Africa plantains ( in '000$ )
South Africa's best performing export markets for plantains are Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland (Eswatini) and Mozambique.
Import/Export Trends
South Africa is a net importer of plantains. The annual growth of South Africa plantains in value between 2015 to 2019 was -36%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was -43%, per annum.
South Africa bought 1,847 tonnes of plantains in 2019.