Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Jamaica
Jamaica: Maize (corn) — Producer Price was 1.38 million SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Producer Price in Jamaica, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — producer price in Jamaica stood at 1.38 million SLC. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,310 SLC, in 1991.
Jamaica ranks 5th of 127 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 | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5,310 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 8,980 SLC | +69.1% |
| 1993 | 9,560 SLC | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 14,700 SLC | +53.8% |
| 1995 | 26,600 SLC | +81.0% |
| 1996 | 27,280 SLC | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 43,320 SLC | +58.8% |
| 1998 | 50,000 SLC | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 56,870 SLC | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 59,090 SLC | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 66,050 SLC | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 64,850 SLC | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 71,650 SLC | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 88,590 SLC | +23.6% |
| 2005 | 86,510 SLC | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 117,426 SLC | +35.7% |
| 2007 | 136,477 SLC | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 199,500 SLC | +46.2% |
| 2009 | 204,650 SLC | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 248,736 SLC | +21.5% |
| 2011 | 275,380 SLC | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 265,200 SLC | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 296,590 SLC | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 351,400 SLC | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 387,610 SLC | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 414,950 SLC | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 471,939 SLC | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 482,185 SLC | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 596,425 SLC | +23.7% |
| 2020 | 700,985 SLC | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 929,394 SLC | +32.6% |
| 2022 | 1.08 million SLC | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 1.31 million SLC | +21.7% |
| 2024 | 1.38 million SLC | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,958 SLC | 5,310 SLC | 56,870 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 109,479 SLC | 59,090 SLC | 204,650 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 379,042 SLC | 248,736 SLC | 596,425 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 million SLC | 700,985 SLC | 1.38 million SLC | 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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 439,378 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 4.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 3.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8487 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 6,792 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 5.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 135.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 1.08 million current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — producer price in Jamaica?
- Maize (corn) — producer price in Jamaica was 1.38 million SLC 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 SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,310 SLC in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for maize (corn) — producer price?
- Jamaica ranks 5th out of 127 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 (SLC/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.