Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producer Price in Australia
Australia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producer Price was 4,065 LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producer Price in Australia, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Australia recorded 4,065 LCU for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producer price in 2024.
The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producer price in Australia peaked at 7,574 LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 857 LCU, in 1993.
That places Australia 67th out of 73 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producer Price in Australia, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,090 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 1,382 LCU | +26.8% |
| 1993 | 857 LCU | -38.0% |
| 1994 | 974 LCU | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 1,023 LCU | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 1,385 LCU | +35.4% |
| 1997 | 1,477 LCU | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 1,407 LCU | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 1,377 LCU | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 1,275 LCU | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 1,589 LCU | +24.6% |
| 2002 | 2,666 LCU | +67.8% |
| 2003 | 2,713 LCU | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 3,153 LCU | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 2,940 LCU | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 2,901 LCU | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 2,584 LCU | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 2,710 LCU | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 3,265 LCU | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 3,903 LCU | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 4,885 LCU | +25.2% |
| 2012 | 4,740 LCU | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 3,153 LCU | -33.5% |
| 2014 | 3,094 LCU | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 2,998 LCU | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 7,013 LCU | +133.9% |
| 2021 | 6,597 LCU | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 7,574 LCU | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 4,632 LCU | -38.8% |
| 2024 | 4,065 LCU | -12.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 4,065 LCU is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,047 LCU, 40% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producer Price in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +133.9% | 2,998 LCU | 7,013 LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,219 LCU | 857 LCU | 1,477 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,580 LCU | 1,275 LCU | 3,265 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,796 LCU | 2,998 LCU | 4,885 LCU | 6 |
| 2020s | 5,976 LCU | 4,065 LCU | 7,574 LCU | 5 |
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 — producer price in Australia?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producer price in Australia was 4,065 LCU in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producer price recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,574 LCU in 2022.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producer price recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 857 LCU in 1993.
- How does Australia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producer price?
- Australia ranks 67th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producer price rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 — 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.