Cocoa beans — Producer Price in Ghana

Ghana: Cocoa beans — Producer Price was 2,741 LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
2,741 LCU
Change on year
up 14.2%
World rank
29th
of 29 countries
All-time high
9.15 million LCU
in 2006
All-time low
1,200 LCU
in 2008
Years of data
21
1991–2011

Cocoa beans — Producer Price in Ghana, 1991–2011

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M1991200120111991: 224.0k LCU1992: 251.2k LCU1993: 258.0k LCU1994: 308.0k LCU1995: 700.0k LCU1996: 950.0k LCU1997: 1.2M LCU1998: 1.8M LCU1999: 2.2M LCU2000: 2.2M LCU2001: 3.5M LCU2002: 6.2M LCU2003: 8.8M LCU2004: 9.0M LCU2005: 9.0M LCU2006: 9.2M LCU2007: 9.2M LCU2008: 1.2k LCU2009: 1.6k LCU2010: 2.4k LCU2011: 2.7k LCU

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cocoa beans — producer price in Ghana is 2,741 LCU, measured in 2011.

The figure is up 14.2% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa beans — producer price in Ghana peaked at 9.15 million LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,200 LCU, in 2008.

That places Ghana 29th out of 29 countries with data for 2011, putting it 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 Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Cocoa beans — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in Ghana, 1991 to 2011.
Year LCU Change
1991 224,000 LCU
1992 251,200 LCU +12.1%
1993 258,000 LCU +2.7%
1994 308,000 LCU +19.4%
1995 700,000 LCU +127.3%
1996 950,000 LCU +35.7%
1997 1.20 million LCU +26.3%
1998 1.80 million LCU +50.0%
1999 2.25 million LCU +25.0%
2000 2.25 million LCU +0.0%
2001 3.48 million LCU +54.4%
2002 6.20 million LCU +78.4%
2003 8.79 million LCU +41.8%
2004 9.00 million LCU +2.4%
2005 9.00 million LCU +0.0%
2006 9.15 million LCU +1.7%
2007 9.15 million LCU +0.0%
2008 1,200 LCU -100.0%
2009 1,632 LCU +36.0%
2010 2,400 LCU +47.1%
2011 2,741 LCU +14.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 882,356 LCU 224,000 LCU 2.25 million LCU 9
2000s 5.70 million LCU 1,200 LCU 9.15 million LCU 10
2010s 2,570 LCU 2,400 LCU 2,741 LCU 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4,400 LCU
  2. 27 El Salvador 3,387 LCU
  3. 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 Ghana?
Cocoa beans — producer price in Ghana was 2,741 LCU in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cocoa beans — producer price recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 9.15 million LCU in 2006.
What is the lowest cocoa beans — producer price recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 1,200 LCU in 2008.
How does Ghana rank for cocoa beans — producer price?
Ghana ranks 29th out of 29 countries with data for 2011.
Is cocoa beans — producer price rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ghana 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.