olive sesame oil production line in south africa

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • How much olive oil is produced in South Africa?
  • South Africa is the largest olive oil producer in Sub-Saharan Africa and the 6TH LARGEST producer in Africa. 80mL pa. (About the size of an espresso cup!). 1.6m litres of SA olive oil are produced pa, of which more than 90% is consumed locally. making olives the fastest growing agricultural sub-sector.
  • How are olives harvested in South Africa?
  • Olive harvesting is highly labour-intensive. Table olives are picked by hand, while oil olives may be stripped off the trees onto nets placed on the ground. The harvest date depends on the cultivar and the purpose for which the fruit is intended, and normally stretches from February to July in the Western Cape.
  • Who invented the olive oil industry in South Africa?
  • However, the commercial olive oil industry in South Africa owes much of its development to Italian pioneers. One such pioneer was Ferdinand Costa, who purchased a farm in the Paarl Valley in the late 1800s and specialised in olive cultivation for commercial purposes.
  • How many olive farms are there in South Africa?
  • This growth is reflected in the number of olive farms in South Africa, expanding from just a handful to over 200 today, as well as in the increasing size of land dedicated to olive oil production, which has grown by 70% since 2012 to reach an estimated 2,400 hectares in 2020.