Maize (corn) — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Maize (corn) — Producer Price was 223 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 223 USD for maize (corn) — producer price in 2024.
That represents a change of up 23.8% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — producer price in South Africa peaked at 246.8 USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 78.5 USD, in 2000.
That places South Africa 88th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 129.3 USD | — |
| 1992 | 158.5 USD | +22.6% |
| 1993 | 126.1 USD | -20.4% |
| 1994 | 102.8 USD | -18.5% |
| 1995 | 159.1 USD | +54.8% |
| 1996 | 137.7 USD | -13.5% |
| 1997 | 128 USD | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 103.8 USD | -18.9% |
| 1999 | 110.3 USD | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 78.5 USD | -28.8% |
| 2001 | 103 USD | +31.2% |
| 2002 | 129.5 USD | +25.7% |
| 2003 | 123.5 USD | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 129.4 USD | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 99.1 USD | -23.4% |
| 2006 | 144.9 USD | +46.2% |
| 2007 | 205.8 USD | +42.0% |
| 2008 | 201.7 USD | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 154 USD | -23.6% |
| 2010 | 137.3 USD | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 210.8 USD | +53.5% |
| 2012 | 240 USD | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 207.8 USD | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 175.9 USD | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 183.3 USD | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 219 USD | +19.5% |
| 2017 | 127.3 USD | -41.9% |
| 2018 | 171.4 USD | +34.6% |
| 2019 | 162.6 USD | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 146.6 USD | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 189.2 USD | +29.1% |
| 2022 | 246.8 USD | +30.4% |
| 2023 | 180.2 USD | -27.0% |
| 2024 | 223 USD | +23.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 128.4 USD | 102.8 USD | 159.1 USD | 9 |
| 2000s | 136.94 USD | 78.5 USD | 205.8 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 183.54 USD | 127.3 USD | 240 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 197.16 USD | 146.6 USD | 246.8 USD | 5 |
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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)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1225 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 808.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 14,463 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0949 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 626.22 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 7,985 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 5.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — producer price in South Africa?
- Maize (corn) — producer price in South Africa was 223 USD in 2024, 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 246.8 USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.5 USD in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for maize (corn) — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 88th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (USD/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.