North-West 

Table potato production

• Irrigation / dry-land:     
  • All plantings are under irrigation. 

• Table and seed potatoes:  
  • Early crop: 87% of the crop is planted for the production of table potatoes.
  • Late crop: About 72% of the crop  is planted for the production of table potatoes.

• Planting time:   
  • There are two potato plantings, an early crop, planted mainly in August and a late crop planted from November to January.

• Marketing period:  
  • Table potatoes: The early crop is marketed mainly from December to March and the late crop from April to August. 

• Processing:              
  • Early crop: Nearly 31% of the total table crop is processed.
  • Late crop: Nearly 63% of the total table crop is processed.

• Cultivars:  
  • The main cultivars are:
    •     Early crop: Hertha, Buffelspoort, Pentland Dell, Fianna and Mondial.
    •     Main crop: BP1, Pentland Dell, Darius, Mondial and Buffelspoort. 

Production statistics / produksie statistieke