Maize (corn) — Producer Price in China, mainland

China, mainland: Maize (corn) — Producer Price was 2,350 LCU in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2,350 LCU
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 128 countries
All-time high
3,400 LCU
in 2000
All-time low
430 LCU
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Maize (corn) — Producer Price in China, mainland, 1991–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k1991200820251991: 430 LCU1992: 466 LCU1993: 559 LCU1994: 846 LCU1995: 1.2k LCU1996: 2.1k LCU1997: 1.8k LCU1998: 1.6k LCU1999: 1.2k LCU2000: 3.4k LCU2001: 1.3k LCU2002: 1.2k LCU2003: 1.8k LCU2004: 1.6k LCU2005: 1.6k LCU2006: 2.0k LCU2007: 1.5k LCU2008: 1.5k LCU2009: 1.7k LCU2010: 2.2k LCU2011: 2.2k LCU2012: 2.4k LCU2013: 3.0k LCU2014: 2.7k LCU2015: 2.7k LCU2016: 1.6k LCU2017: 1.4k LCU2018: 2.6k LCU2019: 2.9k LCU2020: 2.2k LCU2021: 2.7k LCU2022: 2.7k LCU2023: 2.7k LCU2024: 2.4k LCU2025: 2.4k LCU

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for maize (corn) — producer price in China, mainland is 2,350 LCU, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maize (corn) — producer price in China, mainland peaked at 3,400 LCU in 2000 and was at its lowest, 430 LCU, in 1991.

China, mainland ranks 86th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Maize (corn) — Producer Price in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Maize (corn) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in China, mainland, 1991 to 2025.
Year LCU Change
1991 430 LCU
1992 466 LCU +8.4%
1993 559 LCU +20.0%
1994 846 LCU +51.3%
1995 1,192 LCU +40.9%
1996 2,150 LCU +80.4%
1997 1,760 LCU -18.1%
1998 1,550 LCU -11.9%
1999 1,210 LCU -21.9%
2000 3,400 LCU +181.0%
2001 1,290 LCU -62.1%
2002 1,210 LCU -6.2%
2003 1,770 LCU +46.3%
2004 1,570 LCU -11.3%
2005 1,550 LCU -1.3%
2006 2,010 LCU +29.7%
2007 1,471 LCU -26.8%
2008 1,517 LCU +3.2%
2009 1,660 LCU +9.4%
2010 2,235 LCU +34.6%
2011 2,240 LCU +0.2%
2012 2,370 LCU +5.8%
2013 2,990 LCU +26.2%
2014 2,701 LCU -9.7%
2015 2,707 LCU +0.2%
2016 1,602 LCU -40.8%
2017 1,422 LCU -11.2%
2018 2,633 LCU +85.2%
2019 2,870 LCU +9.0%
2020 2,158 LCU -24.8%
2021 2,717 LCU +25.9%
2022 2,703 LCU -0.5%
2023 2,654 LCU -1.8%
2024 2,350 LCU -11.5%
2025 2,350 LCU +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,129 LCU 430 LCU 2,150 LCU 9
2000s 1,745 LCU 1,210 LCU 3,400 LCU 10
2010s 2,377 LCU 1,422 LCU 2,990 LCU 10
2020s 2,489 LCU 2,158 LCU 2,717 LCU 6

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 83 Brunei Darussalam 3,479 LCU compare
  2. 84 Grenada 3,304 LCU compare
  3. 85 Réunion 3,300 LCU compare
  4. 87 Qatar 2,200 LCU compare
  5. 88 Botswana 2,160 LCU compare
  6. 89 Fiji 2,125 LCU compare

See the full ranking of 140 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is maize (corn) — producer price in China, mainland?
Maize (corn) — producer price in China, mainland was 2,350 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 3,400 LCU in 2000.
What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 430 LCU in 1991.
How does China, mainland rank for maize (corn) — producer price?
China, mainland ranks 86th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is maize (corn) — producer price rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize (corn) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Maize (corn) — 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
140 places, 3,479 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.