Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in Australia
Australia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price was 1,033 LCU in 2015. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in Australia, 2003–2015
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1,033 LCU for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.8% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in Australia peaked at 2,443 LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,033 LCU, in 2015.
That places Australia 101st out of 102 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in Australia, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1,356 LCU | — |
| 2004 | 1,577 LCU | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 1,470 LCU | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 1,450 LCU | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1,292 LCU | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 1,355 LCU | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 1,633 LCU | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 1,951 LCU | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 2,443 LCU | +25.2% |
| 2012 | 2,370 LCU | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1,576 LCU | -33.5% |
| 2014 | 1,256 LCU | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 1,033 LCU | -17.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1,033 LCU is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,202 LCU, 17% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1,033 LCU is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 137,676 LCU, 1% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,448 LCU | 1,292 LCU | 1,633 LCU | 7 |
| 2010s | 1,772 LCU | 1,033 LCU | 2,443 LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.55 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -164.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 36.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -32.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in Australia?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in Australia was 1,033 LCU in 2015, 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,443 LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,033 LCU in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price?
- Australia ranks 101st out of 102 countries with data for 2015.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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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.