SATI STATISTICS OF TABLE GRAPES IN SOUTH AFRICA 2026

2025/2026 ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTION

ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION South Africa is the largest fresh fruit exporter and the 2nd largest fruit producer in the Southern Hemisphere. The Gross Value Add (GVA) of Agriculture in South Africa contributed about ZAR 216 billion to the economy (2,8% of GDP) from a Gross Value of Production (GVP) of ZAR 488 billion. In terms of contribution to GVP:

l Horticulture contributed about ZAR 150 billion (31% of Agriculture); l The Fruit industry contributed about ZAR 89,6 billion (60% of Horticulture).

l Table Grapes contributed about ZAR 17,1 billion (11.4% of Horticulture & 3.5% of Agriculture).

EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTION l The Fruit industry employs about 320,000 people who, in turn, support more than 1.28 million dependents. l This is about 35% of total employment in Agriculture , and about 2% of total employment in South Africa. l Table Grapes support 103,000 employment positions to the value of ZAR 3,8 billion per annum. l This is about 11% of total employment in Agriculture (formal & informal) in 2025. SOURCES: SATI, BFAP. STATS SA, FRUIT SA, AGRIHUB2025/26 & AGBIZ 2026 EXCHANGE RATE: 1 USD = ZAR 17.88 (AVG. 2025)

AGRICULTURE'S SHARE OF EMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA

TABLE GRAPE INDUSTRY'S SHARE OF EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE

n FRUIT INDUSTRY* (2%) n REST OF AGRICULTURE (3.5%) n OTHER INDUSTRIES (94.5%)

n TABLE GRAPES (11%) n REST OF FRUIT INDUSTRY* (24%) n REST OF AGRICULTURE (65%)

*AS REPRESENTED BY FRUIT SA SOURCES: SATI, BFAP. STATS SA, FRUIT SA, AGRIHUB2025/26 & AGBIZ 2026

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT BY TABLE GRAPES PER REGION

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT PER REGION

Hex River Seasonal: 21 464 | Permanent: 4 786 26 250 Berg River

Northern Provinces Seasonal: 11 668 | Permanent: 1 634 13 302

Seasonal: 23 370 | Permanent: 2 994 26 364

Orange River Seasonal: 28 812 | Permanent: 2 856 31 668

NORTHERN PROVINCES ORANGE RIVER OLIFANTS RIVER BERG RIVER HEX RIVER

Olifants River Seasonal: 5 152 | Permanent: 629 5 781

SOURCES: SATI, BFAP. STATS SA, FRUIT SA, AGRIHUB2025/26 & AGBIZ 2026

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SATI STATISTICS 2026