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

South Africa: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price was 1,297 USD in 1998. ▬ Flat

Latest (1998)
1,297 USD
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
79th
of 107 countries
All-time high
1,561 USD
in 1995
All-time low
1,297 USD
in 1998
Years of data
8
1991–1998

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

05001.0k1.5k1991199419981991: 1.3k USD1992: 1.4k USD1993: 1.4k USD1994: 1.5k USD1995: 1.6k USD1996: 1.4k USD1997: 1.5k USD1998: 1.3k USD

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

Analysis

In 1998, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in South Africa stood at 1,297 USD. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

South Africa ranks 79th of 107 countries on this measure, 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 (USD/tonne) in South Africa, 1991 to 1998.
Year USD Change
1991 1,337 USD
1992 1,374 USD +2.7%
1993 1,394 USD +1.4%
1994 1,481 USD +6.3%
1995 1,561 USD +5.4%
1996 1,367 USD -12.5%
1997 1,462 USD +7.0%
1998 1,297 USD -11.3%

South Africa compared with similar countries

  • South Africa's 1,297 USD is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,794 USD, 72% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • South Africa's 1,297 USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,485 USD, 37% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 76 Yemen 1,321 USD compare
  2. 77 Malaysia 1,319 USD compare
  3. 78 Belgium 1,299 USD
  4. 80 Poland 1,297 USD compare
  5. 81 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1,288 USD compare
  6. 82 Honduras 1,285 USD compare

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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 1,297 USD 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 1,561 USD in 1995.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1,297 USD in 1998.
How does South Africa rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price?
South Africa ranks 79th out of 107 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 down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 (USD/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price (USD/tonne)
Unit
USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
114 places, 2,352 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.