Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Jamaica
Jamaica: Maize (corn) — Producer Price was 1.38 million LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Jamaica, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — producer price in Jamaica is 1.38 million LCU, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 291.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — producer price in Jamaica peaked at 1.38 million LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,310 LCU, in 1991.
Jamaica ranks 7th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5,310 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 8,980 LCU | +69.1% |
| 1993 | 9,560 LCU | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 14,700 LCU | +53.8% |
| 1995 | 26,600 LCU | +81.0% |
| 1996 | 27,280 LCU | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 43,320 LCU | +58.8% |
| 1998 | 50,000 LCU | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 56,870 LCU | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 59,090 LCU | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 66,050 LCU | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 64,850 LCU | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 71,650 LCU | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 88,590 LCU | +23.6% |
| 2005 | 86,510 LCU | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 117,426 LCU | +35.7% |
| 2007 | 136,477 LCU | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 199,500 LCU | +46.2% |
| 2009 | 204,650 LCU | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 248,736 LCU | +21.5% |
| 2011 | 275,380 LCU | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 265,200 LCU | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 296,590 LCU | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 351,400 LCU | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 387,610 LCU | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 414,950 LCU | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 471,939 LCU | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 482,185 LCU | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 596,425 LCU | +23.7% |
| 2020 | 700,985 LCU | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 929,394 LCU | +32.6% |
| 2022 | 1.08 million LCU | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 1.31 million LCU | +21.7% |
| 2024 | 1.38 million LCU | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,958 LCU | 5,310 LCU | 56,870 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 109,479 LCU | 59,090 LCU | 204,650 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 379,042 LCU | 248,736 LCU | 596,425 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 million LCU | 700,985 LCU | 1.38 million LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.145 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.128 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,025 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 0.1449 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 14.98 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 119,857 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5984 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — producer price in Jamaica?
- Maize (corn) — producer price in Jamaica was 1.38 million LCU in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 million LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,310 LCU in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for maize (corn) — producer price?
- Jamaica ranks 7th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — producer price rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 291.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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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.