Plums and sloes — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Plums and sloes — Producer Price was 9,167 LCU in 2025. ▲ Rising
Plums and sloes — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 9,167 LCU for plums and sloes — producer price in 2025.
The figure is down 29.9% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plums and sloes — producer price in South Africa peaked at 13,070 LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,142 LCU, in 1991.
That places South Africa 28th out of 65 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Plums and sloes — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,142 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 1,418 LCU | +24.2% |
| 1993 | 2,767 LCU | +95.1% |
| 1994 | 2,916 LCU | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 2,760 LCU | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 3,199 LCU | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 3,313 LCU | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 3,887 LCU | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 3,817 LCU | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 6,544 LCU | +71.4% |
| 2001 | 6,617 LCU | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 4,841 LCU | -26.8% |
| 2003 | 4,333 LCU | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 4,726 LCU | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 4,598 LCU | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 5,196 LCU | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 5,000 LCU | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 5,647 LCU | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 6,614 LCU | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 5,390 LCU | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 5,614 LCU | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 5,293 LCU | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 6,912 LCU | +30.6% |
| 2014 | 5,899 LCU | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 9,409 LCU | +59.5% |
| 2016 | 8,985 LCU | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 8,191 LCU | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 11,051 LCU | +34.9% |
| 2019 | 10,898 LCU | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 10,328 LCU | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 10,213 LCU | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 11,539 LCU | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 12,508 LCU | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 13,070 LCU | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 9,167 LCU | -29.9% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 9,167 LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,167 LCU, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plums and sloes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +95.1% | 1,418 LCU | 2,767 LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,802 LCU | 1,142 LCU | 3,887 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 5,412 LCU | 4,333 LCU | 6,617 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,764 LCU | 5,293 LCU | 11,051 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,137 LCU | 9,167 LCU | 13,070 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 plums and sloes — producer price in South Africa?
- Plums and sloes — producer price in South Africa was 9,167 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plums and sloes — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 13,070 LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest plums and sloes — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,142 LCU in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for plums and sloes — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 28th out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is plums and sloes — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plums and sloes — 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.