Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in New Zealand

New Zealand: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price was 3,066 LCU in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,066 LCU
Change on year
down 16.2%
World rank
92nd
of 102 countries
All-time high
3,659 LCU
in 2022
All-time low
881 LCU
in 1995
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in New Zealand, 1991–2023

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1991200720231991: 935 LCU1992: 992 LCU1993: 1.3k LCU1994: 1.3k LCU1995: 881 LCU1996: 957 LCU1997: 1.1k LCU1998: 1.0k LCU1999: 1.1k LCU2000: 1.2k LCU2001: 1.6k LCU2002: 1.8k LCU2003: 1.6k LCU2004: 1.6k LCU2005: 1.6k LCU2006: 1.4k LCU2007: 1.3k LCU2008: 1.4k LCU2009: 2.1k LCU2010: 1.9k LCU2011: 2.6k LCU2012: 2.6k LCU2013: 2.0k LCU2014: 2.3k LCU2015: 2.2k LCU2016: 2.1k LCU2017: 2.4k LCU2018: 3.0k LCU2019: 3.2k LCU2020: 3.1k LCU2021: 3.0k LCU2022: 3.7k LCU2023: 3.1k LCU

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 New Zealand is 3,066 LCU, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.2% on the previous year and up 56.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in New Zealand peaked at 3,659 LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 881 LCU, in 1995.

New Zealand ranks 92nd of 102 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in New Zealand, 1991 to 2023.
Year LCU Change
1991 935 LCU
1992 992 LCU +6.1%
1993 1,341 LCU +35.2%
1994 1,296 LCU -3.4%
1995 881 LCU -32.0%
1996 957 LCU +8.6%
1997 1,147 LCU +19.9%
1998 1,044 LCU -9.0%
1999 1,075 LCU +3.0%
2000 1,248 LCU +16.1%
2001 1,580 LCU +26.6%
2002 1,757 LCU +11.2%
2003 1,586 LCU -9.7%
2004 1,567 LCU -1.2%
2005 1,619 LCU +3.3%
2006 1,371 LCU -15.3%
2007 1,316 LCU -4.0%
2008 1,413 LCU +7.4%
2009 2,082 LCU +47.3%
2010 1,924 LCU -7.6%
2011 2,637 LCU +37.1%
2012 2,570 LCU -2.5%
2013 1,956 LCU -23.9%
2014 2,271 LCU +16.1%
2015 2,160 LCU -4.9%
2016 2,091 LCU -3.2%
2017 2,373 LCU +13.5%
2018 3,032 LCU +27.8%
2019 3,163 LCU +4.3%
2020 3,121 LCU -1.3%
2021 2,980 LCU -4.5%
2022 3,659 LCU +22.8%
2023 3,066 LCU -16.2%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 3,066 LCU is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,202 LCU, 49% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 3,066 LCU is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 137,676 LCU, 2% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,074 LCU 881 LCU 1,341 LCU 9
2000s 1,554 LCU 1,248 LCU 2,082 LCU 10
2010s 2,418 LCU 1,924 LCU 3,163 LCU 10
2020s 3,206 LCU 2,980 LCU 3,659 LCU 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 89 Greece 3,373 LCU compare
  2. 90 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3,339 LCU compare
  3. 91 Italy 3,083 LCU compare
  4. 93 Latvia 2,544 LCU compare
  5. 94 Cuba 2,450 LCU compare
  6. 95 Lithuania 2,360 LCU compare

See the full ranking of 110 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in New Zealand?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price in New Zealand was 3,066 LCU in 2023, 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 New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 3,659 LCU in 2022.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 881 LCU in 1995.
How does New Zealand rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price?
New Zealand ranks 92nd out of 102 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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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Indicator
Meat of sheep, 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
110 places, 2,281 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.