A PROFILE OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ESSENTIAL OILS MARKET VALUE CHAIN 2013 Directorate Marketing Private Bag X 15 Arcadia 0007 Tel: 012 319 8455/6 Fax: 012 319 8131 Email:
[email protected] www.daff.gov.za 1 Table of Contents 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE ESSENTIAL OILS’ INDUSTRY 4 1.1 Production and Production Areas 4 1.1.1 Overview of the essential oils market and its composition 7 1.1.2 Identification of Products 7 2. HARVESTING OF ESSENTIAL OILS 7 2.1 Harvesting 7 2.2 Essential Oils Marketing Activities 7 3. EXPORTS VOLUMES 8 4. SHARE ANALYSIS 30 3.1 Share Analysis 30 5. IMPORTS VOLUMES 34 5. USES OF ESSENTIAL OILS 43 6. QUALITY & MAINTANANCE OF ESSENTIAL OILS 45 7. ESSENTIAL OIL VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS 46 8. ESSENTIAL OILS DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS 51 8.1 Value Adding in South Africa 52 9. MARKET ACCESS 53 10. MARKET INTELLIGENCE 58 11. THE ESSENTIAL OILS OF PEPPERMINT 102 11.1 Description of the herb peppermint 102 11.1.1 Properties of peppermint 102 2 11.1.2 Safety precautions and warnings 102 11.1.3 Production levels in South Africa 102 11.1.4 Major production Areas in South Africa 102 11.1.5 Stem, Leaves, and Flowers 103 11.1.6 Essential part of peppermint 103 11.1.7 Post harvest handling 103 11.1.8 The peppermint sale price 104 11.1.9 Essential Oils of Peppermint Industrial Utilization 104 11.1.10 Cosmetic Utilization 104 12. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 111 3 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE ESSENTIAL OILS’ INDUSTRY An essential oil is a liquid that is generally distilled (most frequently by steam or water) from the leaves, stems, flowers, bark, roots, seeds, fruits or other organs of a plant.