Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price in Jamaica
Jamaica: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price was 350,760 LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price in Jamaica, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price in Jamaica is 350,760 LCU, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and up 136.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price in Jamaica peaked at 391,070 LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14,370 LCU, in 1991.
That places Jamaica 18th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14,370 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 23,560 LCU | +64.0% |
| 1993 | 21,160 LCU | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 27,000 LCU | +27.6% |
| 1995 | 34,840 LCU | +29.0% |
| 1996 | 29,550 LCU | -15.2% |
| 1997 | 43,520 LCU | +47.3% |
| 1998 | 31,850 LCU | -26.8% |
| 1999 | 32,970 LCU | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 35,670 LCU | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 33,840 LCU | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 35,400 LCU | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 43,390 LCU | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 47,650 LCU | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 64,120 LCU | +34.6% |
| 2006 | 62,180 LCU | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 67,510 LCU | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 103,990 LCU | +54.0% |
| 2009 | 89,410 LCU | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 113,670 LCU | +27.1% |
| 2011 | 139,380 LCU | +22.6% |
| 2012 | 102,040 LCU | -26.8% |
| 2013 | 146,670 LCU | +43.7% |
| 2014 | 148,383 LCU | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 149,040 LCU | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 181,670 LCU | +21.9% |
| 2017 | 152,734 LCU | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 182,750 LCU | +19.7% |
| 2019 | 218,590 LCU | +19.6% |
| 2020 | 287,990 LCU | +31.7% |
| 2021 | 295,969 LCU | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 286,624 LCU | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 391,070 LCU | +36.4% |
| 2024 | 350,760 LCU | -10.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 350,760 LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35,258 LCU, 9.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 350,760 LCU is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16,714 LCU, 21.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,758 LCU | 14,370 LCU | 43,520 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 58,316 LCU | 33,840 LCU | 103,990 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 153,493 LCU | 102,040 LCU | 218,590 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 322,483 LCU | 286,624 LCU | 391,070 LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.07 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.3763 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 305.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -38.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 107.45 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price in Jamaica?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price in Jamaica was 350,760 LCU in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 391,070 LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,370 LCU in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price?
- Jamaica ranks 18th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — producer price rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.