Maize (corn) — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Maize (corn) — Producer Price was 5,717 LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — producer price in South Africa is 5,717 LCU, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 105.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — producer price in South Africa peaked at 5,717 LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 357 LCU, in 1991.
South Africa ranks 73rd of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 357 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 452 LCU | +26.6% |
| 1993 | 412 LCU | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 365 LCU | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 577 LCU | +58.1% |
| 1996 | 592 LCU | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 590 LCU | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 574 LCU | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 674 LCU | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 545 LCU | -19.1% |
| 2001 | 887 LCU | +62.8% |
| 2002 | 1,365 LCU | +53.9% |
| 2003 | 934 LCU | -31.6% |
| 2004 | 836 LCU | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 630 LCU | -24.6% |
| 2006 | 981 LCU | +55.7% |
| 2007 | 1,450 LCU | +47.8% |
| 2008 | 1,666 LCU | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 1,305 LCU | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 1,181 LCU | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 2,223 LCU | +88.2% |
| 2012 | 2,195 LCU | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 2,543 LCU | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 1,864 LCU | -26.7% |
| 2015 | 2,788 LCU | +49.6% |
| 2016 | 3,518 LCU | +26.2% |
| 2017 | 1,758 LCU | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 1,570 LCU | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 2,349 LCU | +49.6% |
| 2020 | 2,658 LCU | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 3,116 LCU | +17.2% |
| 2022 | 4,504 LCU | +44.6% |
| 2023 | 3,324 LCU | -26.2% |
| 2024 | 5,395 LCU | +62.3% |
| 2025 | 5,717 LCU | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 510.33 LCU | 357 LCU | 674 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,060 LCU | 545 LCU | 1,666 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,199 LCU | 1,181 LCU | 3,518 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,119 LCU | 2,658 LCU | 5,717 LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.7139 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1196 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 789.38 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.295 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,946 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — producer price in South Africa?
- Maize (corn) — producer price in South Africa was 5,717 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5,717 LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 357 LCU in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for maize (corn) — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 73rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is maize (corn) — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.0%. 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 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.