Cocoa beans — Producer Price in Ecuador

Ecuador: Cocoa beans — Producer Price was 5,602 LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
5,602 LCU
Change on year
up 116.6%
World rank
25th
of 29 countries
All-time high
8.61 million LCU
in 1999
All-time low
640 LCU
in 2000
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Cocoa beans — Producer Price in Ecuador, 1991–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1991200720241991: 893.1k LCU1992: 1.2M LCU1993: 1.5M LCU1994: 2.3M LCU1995: 2.7M LCU1996: 3.3M LCU1997: 4.9M LCU1998: 6.9M LCU1999: 8.6M LCU2000: 640 LCU2001: 816.5 LCU2002: 1.4k LCU2003: 1.4k LCU2004: 1.2k LCU2005: 1.2k LCU2006: 1.5k LCU2007: 1.9k LCU2008: 1.7k LCU2009: 1.8k LCU2010: 2.5k LCU2011: 1.9k LCU2012: 1.9k LCU2013: 2.2k LCU2014: 2.3k LCU2015: 2.6k LCU2016: 1.9k LCU2017: 1.6k LCU2018: 1.9k LCU2019: 2.2k LCU2020: 2.1k LCU2021: 2.4k LCU2022: 2.5k LCU2023: 2.6k LCU2024: 5.6k LCU

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cocoa beans — producer price in Ecuador is 5,602 LCU, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 116.6% on the previous year and up 138.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa beans — producer price in Ecuador peaked at 8.61 million LCU in 1999 and was at its lowest, 640 LCU, in 2000.

Ecuador ranks 25th of 29 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cocoa beans — Producer Price in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Cocoa beans — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in Ecuador, 1991 to 2024.
Year LCU Change
1991 893,110 LCU
1992 1.20 million LCU +34.8%
1993 1.48 million LCU +23.1%
1994 2.26 million LCU +52.5%
1995 2.66 million LCU +17.5%
1996 3.30 million LCU +24.2%
1997 4.94 million LCU +49.8%
1998 6.94 million LCU +40.5%
1999 8.61 million LCU +23.9%
2000 640 LCU -100.0%
2001 816.5 LCU +27.6%
2002 1,398 LCU +71.2%
2003 1,380 LCU -1.3%
2004 1,175 LCU -14.8%
2005 1,243 LCU +5.7%
2006 1,492 LCU +20.1%
2007 1,902 LCU +27.5%
2008 1,660 LCU -12.7%
2009 1,820 LCU +9.6%
2010 2,490 LCU +36.8%
2011 1,860 LCU -25.3%
2012 1,950 LCU +4.8%
2013 2,208 LCU +13.2%
2014 2,346 LCU +6.2%
2015 2,579 LCU +9.9%
2016 1,877 LCU -27.2%
2017 1,604 LCU -14.5%
2018 1,873 LCU +16.8%
2019 2,242 LCU +19.7%
2020 2,132 LCU -4.9%
2021 2,382 LCU +11.8%
2022 2,476 LCU +3.9%
2023 2,586 LCU +4.5%
2024 5,602 LCU +116.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.59 million LCU 893,110 LCU 8.61 million LCU 9
2000s 1,353 LCU 640 LCU 1,902 LCU 10
2010s 2,103 LCU 1,604 LCU 2,579 LCU 10
2020s 3,036 LCU 2,132 LCU 5,602 LCU 5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 22 Fiji 8,000 LCU compare
  2. 23 Grenada 6,718 LCU compare
  3. 24 Brazil 5,654 LCU compare
  4. 26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4,400 LCU compare
  5. 27 El Salvador 3,387 LCU compare
  6. 28 Belize 3,307 LCU compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa beans — producer price in Ecuador?
Cocoa beans — producer price in Ecuador was 5,602 LCU in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cocoa beans — producer price recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 8.61 million LCU in 1999.
What is the lowest cocoa beans — producer price recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 640 LCU in 2000.
How does Ecuador rank for cocoa beans — producer price?
Ecuador ranks 25th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
Is cocoa beans — producer price rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 138.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cocoa beans — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cocoa beans — Producer Price (LCU/tonne)
Unit
LCU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
32 places, 681 data points, 1991–2025
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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.