Mushrooms and truffles — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Mushrooms and truffles — Producer Price was 20,788 LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mushrooms and truffles — Producer Price in South Africa, 1993–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mushrooms and truffles — producer price in South Africa is 20,788 LCU, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.7% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mushrooms and truffles — producer price in South Africa peaked at 84,312 LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7,429 LCU, in 1999.
That places South Africa 13th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mushrooms and truffles — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 8,379 LCU | — |
| 1994 | 8,413 LCU | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 8,282 LCU | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 9,460 LCU | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 9,498 LCU | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 8,791 LCU | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 7,429 LCU | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 10,854 LCU | +46.1% |
| 2001 | 13,732 LCU | +26.5% |
| 2002 | 19,037 LCU | +38.6% |
| 2003 | 15,643 LCU | -17.8% |
| 2004 | 18,897 LCU | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 16,637 LCU | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 17,650 LCU | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 9,538 LCU | -46.0% |
| 2008 | 15,913 LCU | +66.8% |
| 2009 | 10,120 LCU | -36.4% |
| 2010 | 10,136 LCU | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 21,099 LCU | +108.2% |
| 2012 | 14,366 LCU | -31.9% |
| 2013 | 15,031 LCU | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 18,015 LCU | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 25,731 LCU | +42.8% |
| 2016 | 27,011 LCU | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 18,491 LCU | -31.5% |
| 2018 | 29,538 LCU | +59.7% |
| 2019 | 32,089 LCU | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 21,554 LCU | -32.8% |
| 2021 | 16,056 LCU | -25.5% |
| 2022 | 84,312 LCU | +425.1% |
| 2023 | 24,154 LCU | -71.4% |
| 2024 | 33,368 LCU | +38.1% |
| 2025 | 20,788 LCU | -37.7% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 20,788 LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45,200 LCU, 46% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mushrooms and truffles — Producer Price in South Africa 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 | +425.1% | 16,056 LCU | 84,312 LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,607 LCU | 7,429 LCU | 9,498 LCU | 7 |
| 2000s | 14,802 LCU | 9,538 LCU | 19,037 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,151 LCU | 10,136 LCU | 32,089 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,372 LCU | 16,056 LCU | 84,312 LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -61.95 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -2.16 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -192.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -33.37 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 16.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mushrooms and truffles — producer price in South Africa?
- Mushrooms and truffles — producer price in South Africa was 20,788 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mushrooms and truffles — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 84,312 LCU in 2022.
- What is the lowest mushrooms and truffles — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,429 LCU in 1999.
- How does South Africa rank for mushrooms and truffles — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 13th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is mushrooms and truffles — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mushrooms and truffles — 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.