Oats — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Oats — Producer Price was 5,500 LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Oats — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 5,500 LCU for oats — producer price in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oats — producer price in South Africa peaked at 5,500 LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 224 LCU, in 1991.
South Africa ranks 18th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oats — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 224 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 264 LCU | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 277 LCU | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 292 LCU | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 276 LCU | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 308 LCU | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 328 LCU | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 425 LCU | +29.6% |
| 1999 | 552 LCU | +29.9% |
| 2000 | 727 LCU | +31.7% |
| 2001 | 847 LCU | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 950 LCU | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 1,100 LCU | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 1,050 LCU | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 925 LCU | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 979 LCU | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 1,636 LCU | +67.1% |
| 2008 | 2,055 LCU | +25.6% |
| 2009 | 1,297 LCU | -36.9% |
| 2010 | 2,045 LCU | +57.7% |
| 2011 | 1,908 LCU | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 2,133 LCU | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 2,076 LCU | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 3,200 LCU | +54.1% |
| 2015 | 4,012 LCU | +25.4% |
| 2016 | 3,050 LCU | -24.0% |
| 2017 | 3,227 LCU | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 3,531 LCU | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 3,463 LCU | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 4,737 LCU | +36.8% |
| 2021 | 3,629 LCU | -23.4% |
| 2022 | 5,479 LCU | +51.0% |
| 2023 | 4,700 LCU | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 5,100 LCU | +8.5% |
| 2025 | 5,500 LCU | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 327.33 LCU | 224 LCU | 552 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,157 LCU | 727 LCU | 2,055 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,864 LCU | 1,908 LCU | 4,012 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,858 LCU | 3,629 LCU | 5,500 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 6.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1367 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 901.96 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1889 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,246 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 3.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oats — producer price in South Africa?
- Oats — producer price in South Africa was 5,500 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oats — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5,500 LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest oats — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 224 LCU in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for oats — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 18th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is oats — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. 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 Oats — 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.