Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in South Africa

South Africa: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price was 7,171 LCU in 1998. ▲ Rising

Latest (1998)
7,171 LCU
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
69th
of 111 countries
All-time high
7,171 LCU
in 1998
All-time low
3,693 LCU
in 1991
Years of data
8
1991–1998

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–1998

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1991199419981991: 3.7k LCU1992: 3.9k LCU1993: 4.6k LCU1994: 5.3k LCU1995: 5.7k LCU1996: 5.9k LCU1997: 6.7k LCU1998: 7.2k LCU

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

Analysis

South Africa recorded 7,171 LCU for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in 1998. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 94.2% over ten years.

That places South Africa 69th out of 111 countries with data for 1998, putting it in the middle of the range.

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in South Africa, 1991 to 1998.
Year LCU Change
1991 3,693 LCU
1992 3,919 LCU +6.1%
1993 4,554 LCU +16.2%
1994 5,260 LCU +15.5%
1995 5,663 LCU +7.7%
1996 5,876 LCU +3.8%
1997 6,737 LCU +14.7%
1998 7,171 LCU +6.4%

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 7,171 LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42,500 LCU, 17% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 7,171 LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.91 million LCU, 0% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 66 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9,039 LCU
  2. 67 Israel 8,870 LCU compare
  3. 68 Denmark 8,105 LCU compare
  4. 70 Peru 7,086 LCU compare
  5. 71 Fiji 7,000 LCU
  6. 72 Malaysia 6,120 LCU compare

See the full ranking of 118 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in South Africa?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in South Africa was 7,171 LCU in 1998, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 7,171 LCU in 1998.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 3,693 LCU in 1991.
How does South Africa rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price?
South Africa ranks 69th out of 111 countries with data for 1998.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 94.2%. 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 Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne)
Unit
LCU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
118 places, 2,465 data points, 1991–2025
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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.