Barley — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Barley — Producer Price was 4,500 LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Barley — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2025, barley — producer price in South Africa stood at 4,500 LCU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.7% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — producer price in South Africa peaked at 4,600 LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 526 LCU, in 1991.
South Africa ranks 33rd of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barley — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 526 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 586 LCU | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 655 LCU | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 712 LCU | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 778 LCU | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 808 LCU | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 800 LCU | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 750 LCU | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 758 LCU | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 800 LCU | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 1,000 LCU | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 1,200 LCU | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 1,433 LCU | +19.4% |
| 2004 | 1,342 LCU | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 1,162 LCU | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 1,576 LCU | +35.6% |
| 2007 | 1,381 LCU | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 2,300 LCU | +66.5% |
| 2009 | 2,126 LCU | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 2,328 LCU | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 2,164 LCU | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 2,305 LCU | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 2,915 LCU | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 2,765 LCU | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 3,042 LCU | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 3,233 LCU | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 2,624 LCU | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 3,459 LCU | +31.8% |
| 2019 | 2,600 LCU | -24.8% |
| 2020 | 2,265 LCU | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 3,000 LCU | +32.4% |
| 2022 | 4,600 LCU | +53.3% |
| 2023 | 3,500 LCU | -23.9% |
| 2024 | 2,700 LCU | -22.9% |
| 2025 | 4,500 LCU | +66.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 708.11 LCU | 526 LCU | 808 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,432 LCU | 800 LCU | 2,300 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,744 LCU | 2,164 LCU | 3,459 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,428 LCU | 2,265 LCU | 4,600 LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 6.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1367 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 901.96 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1889 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,246 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 3.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley — producer price in South Africa?
- Barley — producer price in South Africa was 4,500 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4,600 LCU in 2022.
- What is the lowest barley — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 526 LCU in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for barley — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 33rd out of 82 countries with data for 2025.
- Is barley — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.