Green corn (maize) — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Green corn (maize) — Producer Price was 6,724 LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Green corn (maize) — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2025, green corn (maize) — producer price in South Africa stood at 6,724 LCU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.3% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, green corn (maize) — producer price in South Africa peaked at 10,554 LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 296 LCU, in 1991.
That places South Africa 11th out of 24 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Green corn (maize) — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 296 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 449 LCU | +51.7% |
| 1993 | 939 LCU | +109.1% |
| 1994 | 1,056 LCU | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 1,281 LCU | +21.3% |
| 1996 | 1,484 LCU | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 1,593 LCU | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 1,972 LCU | +23.8% |
| 1999 | 1,727 LCU | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 2,161 LCU | +25.1% |
| 2001 | 2,632 LCU | +21.8% |
| 2002 | 3,666 LCU | +39.3% |
| 2003 | 4,481 LCU | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 4,245 LCU | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 3,774 LCU | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 4,610 LCU | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 5,035 LCU | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 5,342 LCU | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 5,832 LCU | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 2,511 LCU | -56.9% |
| 2011 | 2,949 LCU | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 3,704 LCU | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 3,421 LCU | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 4,336 LCU | +26.7% |
| 2015 | 4,222 LCU | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 4,849 LCU | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 6,214 LCU | +28.2% |
| 2018 | 4,452 LCU | -28.4% |
| 2019 | 4,030 LCU | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 4,209 LCU | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 5,674 LCU | +34.8% |
| 2022 | 5,618 LCU | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 6,597 LCU | +17.4% |
| 2024 | 10,554 LCU | +60.0% |
| 2025 | 6,724 LCU | -36.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,200 LCU | 296 LCU | 1,972 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 4,178 LCU | 2,161 LCU | 5,832 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,069 LCU | 2,511 LCU | 6,214 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,563 LCU | 4,209 LCU | 10,554 LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 8 Trinidad and Tobago 29,040 LCU compare
- 9 Philippines 25,940 LCU compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 23,289 LCU compare
- 12 Israel 5,027 LCU compare
- 13 Brunei Darussalam 4,248 LCU compare
- 14 Qatar 3,900 LCU compare
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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 11.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 77,700 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5921 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3,907 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8472 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is green corn (maize) — producer price in South Africa?
- Green corn (maize) — producer price in South Africa was 6,724 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest green corn (maize) — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 10,554 LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest green corn (maize) — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 296 LCU in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for green corn (maize) — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 11th out of 24 countries with data for 2025.
- Is green corn (maize) — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. 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 Green corn (maize) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.