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Rooibos Trade Print E-mail
  • Rooibos provides income and employment to more than 5 000 people and earns an estimated R500 million per year.
  • On average, about 12 000 metric tonnes of Rooibos are produced in South Africa per year. South Africans consume 4 500 to 5 000 tonnes and the rest exported.
  • The increasing global demand for Rooibos pushed exports up to more than 6 000 tonnes per annum.
  • Rooibos is exported to more than 30 countries across the globe. Germany, The Netherlands, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America are the biggest importers of Rooibos.
 
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