I-US YENZELWE AMAPUZITSHI ANGAPHANSI KA-5% NGO-2015

US amazambane esetshenziselwe ukucutshungulwa ifinyelele ezigidini ezingama-280 cwt, kwehle ngo-5% kusukela ngo-2014, lapho izibalo zifinyelela ezigidini ezingama-293 cwt, ngokusho kombiko woMnyango Wezolimo wase-United States (i-USDA) ngamazambane, okhishwe ngoSepthemba 2016.

amazambane esetshenziselwe ama-chips nezintambo zezicathulo isamba semali engu-58.1 million cwt ngo-2015, yehle ngo-21% kusukela ngonyaka odlule. Amazambane athosiwe aqandisiwe neminye imikhiqizo eqandisiwe asebenzisa amazambane aluhlaza ayizigidi ezingu-166, akhuphuke ngo-2% kusukela ngo-2014. Amazambane asetshenziselwa ukukhipha amanzi emzimbeni afinyelele ku-47.9 million cwt, ehle ngo-2% kusukela ngo-2014. Ukusetshenziswa kwamathini, ku-1.21 million cwt, kwehle ngo-9% kusukela ngonyaka odlule. Eminye imikhiqizo eyenziwe ngamazambane ifinyelele ku-6.38 million cwt wamazambane, ukwehla ngo-8% isuka ku-20.

Ukukhiqizwa kwamazambane ngo-2015 kubuyekezwe ku-441 million cwt, kukhuphuke kancane kusukela esilinganisweni se-January Crop Production 2015 Summary kodwa ngaphansi kwesivuno sika-2014. Indawo evuniwe, emahektha ayizigidi eziyi-1.05, ikhuphuke kancane kusukela ngo-2014. Isivuno esimaphakathi se-418 cwt ihektha ngalinye sehle ngo-3 cwt kusukela ngonyaka odlule.

Inani lawo wonke amazambane athengiswe ngo-2015, ngama-USD3.60bn, lehle ngo-2% kusukela ngonyaka odlule. Isilinganiso senani, ku-USD8.76 i-cwt ngayinye, sehle ngo-USD0.12 kusukela ngo-2014. Inani lamazambane athengiswe esitshalweni sika-2015 lafinyelela ku-410 million cwt, lehle kancane kusukela ngo-2014. Inani elidayisiwe li-akhawunti yokukhiqiza kuka-93% ka-2015, lingashintshile kusukela onyakeni odlule.