Maize (corn) — Producer Price in India

India: Maize (corn) — Producer Price was 8,400 SLC in 2008. ▲ Rising

Latest (2008)
8,400 SLC
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
60th
of 127 countries
All-time high
8,400 SLC
in 2008
All-time low
3,172 SLC
in 1991
Years of data
17
1991–2008

Maize (corn) — Producer Price in India, 1991–2008

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1991199920081991: 3.2k SLC1992: 3.2k SLC1993: 3.3k SLC1994: 3.8k SLC1995: 3.9k SLC1996: 3.9k SLC1997: 4.1k SLC1998: 4.6k SLC1999: 5.1k SLC2000: 5.0k SLC2001: 4.7k SLC2002: 5.1k SLC2003: 5.0k SLC2004: 6.0k SLC2005: 5.6k SLC2006: 7.7k SLC2008: 8.4k SLC

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

Analysis

In 2008, maize (corn) — producer price in India stood at 8,400 SLC. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and up 81.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maize (corn) — producer price in India peaked at 8,400 SLC in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,172 SLC, in 1991.

That places India 60th out of 127 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Maize (corn) — Producer Price in India, year by year

Annual values for Maize (corn) — Producer Price (SLC/tonne) in India, 1991 to 2008.
Year SLC Change
1991 3,172 SLC
1992 3,195 SLC +0.7%
1993 3,295 SLC +3.1%
1994 3,770 SLC +14.4%
1995 3,903 SLC +3.5%
1996 3,893 SLC -0.3%
1997 4,112 SLC +5.6%
1998 4,628 SLC +12.5%
1999 5,096 SLC +10.1%
2000 4,981 SLC -2.3%
2001 4,712 SLC -5.4%
2002 5,120 SLC +8.7%
2003 5,034 SLC -1.7%
2004 5,966 SLC +18.5%
2005 5,637 SLC -5.5%
2006 7,667 SLC +36.0%
2008 8,400 SLC +9.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,896 SLC 3,172 SLC 5,096 SLC 9
2000s 5,940 SLC 4,712 SLC 8,400 SLC 8

Countries ranked near India

  1. 57 Honduras 11,041 SLC compare
  2. 58 Zambia 10,268 SLC
  3. 59 Antigua and Barbuda 10,063 SLC
  4. 61 Thailand 8,334 SLC compare
  5. 62 Belgium-Luxembourg 7,227 SLC compare
  6. 63 Morocco 6,740 SLC compare

See the full ranking of 139 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is maize (corn) — producer price in India?
Maize (corn) — producer price in India was 8,400 SLC in 2008, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 8,400 SLC in 2008.
What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 3,172 SLC in 1991.
How does India rank for maize (corn) — producer price?
India ranks 60th out of 127 countries with data for 2008.
Is maize (corn) — producer price rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize (corn) — Producer Price (SLC/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Producer Price (SLC/tonne)
Unit
SLC
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
139 places, 3,407 data points, 1991–2024
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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.