Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in Argentina
Argentina: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price was 2.11 million LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in Argentina, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in Argentina is 2.11 million LCU, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6,374.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in Argentina peaked at 2.11 million LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,950 LCU, in 1994.
Argentina ranks 16th of 102 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in Argentina, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,100 LCU | — |
| 1993 | 2,050 LCU | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 1,950 LCU | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 2,200 LCU | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 2,250 LCU | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 2,040 LCU | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 1,980 LCU | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 2,100 LCU | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 2,240 LCU | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 2,200 LCU | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 4,100 LCU | +86.4% |
| 2016 | 32,630 LCU | +695.9% |
| 2017 | 13,250 LCU | -59.4% |
| 2018 | 65,000 LCU | +390.6% |
| 2019 | 31,875 LCU | -51.0% |
| 2020 | 47,500 LCU | +49.0% |
| 2021 | 52,500 LCU | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 675,765 LCU | +1187.2% |
| 2023 | 2.11 million LCU | +212.6% |
| 2024 | 2.11 million LCU | +0.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 2.11 million LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 120,000 LCU, 17.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 2.11 million LCU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37,555 LCU, 56.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +1187.2% | 52,500 LCU | 675,765 LCU |
| 2016 | +695.9% | 4,100 LCU | 32,630 LCU |
| 2018 | +390.6% | 13,250 LCU | 65,000 LCU |
| 2023 | +212.6% | 675,765 LCU | 2.11 million LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,084 LCU | 1,950 LCU | 2,250 LCU | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,847 LCU | 2,200 LCU | 4,100 LCU | 3 |
| 2010s | 35,689 LCU | 13,250 LCU | 65,000 LCU | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.00 million LCU | 47,500 LCU | 2.11 million LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More economy & growth data for Argentina
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.73 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.83 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 61.81 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.13 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -73.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 68.36 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 38.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in Argentina?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in Argentina was 2.11 million LCU in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 million LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,950 LCU in 1994.
- How does Argentina rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price?
- Argentina ranks 16th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6,374.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.