South Africa, Barley, 2009

South Africa's estimated postharvest losses for barley in 2009 was 33,032 tonnes or 15.2%.

In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying, Market storage, and then Transport to market. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Western Cape.

To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.

Production quantity and estimated postharvest losses

Production quantity (tonnes)
Estimated postharvest losses (tonnes)

2011–2021
2011	313868
2012	298233
2013	266002
2014	219552
2015	219552
2016	219552
2017	219552
2018	219552
2019	219552
2020	219552

Produced	217,868 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	15.2% / 33,032 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
84.8386 Production quantity: 217,868 tonnes	15.2 Estimated PHL: 33,032 tonnes

See full postharvest losses data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›

Value chain

Production quantity and estimated postharvest losses in % per value chain step. Please note that once loss has occurred at harvesting, the percentage loss in the next stage is a percentage of what remained, not of the original amount.

Estimated % of crop left
Estimated % of crop lost

	Amount remaining(%)	Estimated postharvest loss(%)
Production	100 Remaining: 100% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 100% Est. PHL: 0%
Harvesting/field drying	86.8243 Remaining: 86.8243% Est. PHL: 13.1757%	13.1757 Remaining: 86.8243% Est. PHL: 13.1757%
Household-level storage	86.8243 Remaining: 86.8243% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 86.8243% Est. PHL: 0%
Transport to market	85.8243 Remaining: 85.8243% Est. PHL: 1%	1 Remaining: 85.8243% Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage	84.5243 Remaining: 84.5243% Est. PHL: 1.3%	1.3 Remaining: 84.5243% Est. PHL: 1.3%

See full value chain data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›