Potatoes — Producer Price in Argentina
Argentina: Potatoes — Producer Price was 7,980 LCU in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Producer Price in Argentina, 1994–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 7,980 LCU for potatoes — producer price in 2018. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1,232.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — producer price in Argentina peaked at 7,980 LCU in 2018 and was at its lowest, 115 LCU, in 1994.
Argentina ranks 59th of 123 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.
Potatoes — Producer Price in Argentina, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 115 LCU | — |
| 1995 | 178 LCU | +54.8% |
| 1996 | 165 LCU | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 168 LCU | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 118 LCU | -29.8% |
| 1999 | 166 LCU | +40.7% |
| 2000 | 145 LCU | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 163 LCU | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 395 LCU | +142.3% |
| 2003 | 337 LCU | -14.7% |
| 2004 | 220 LCU | -34.7% |
| 2005 | 268 LCU | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 237.1 LCU | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 576.8 LCU | +143.3% |
| 2008 | 599 LCU | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 693.5 LCU | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 465.9 LCU | -32.8% |
| 2011 | 401.7 LCU | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 1,223 LCU | +204.4% |
| 2013 | 1,353 LCU | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 2,613 LCU | +93.1% |
| 2015 | 3,029 LCU | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 4,344 LCU | +43.4% |
| 2017 | 7,850 LCU | +80.7% |
| 2018 | 7,980 LCU | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 151.67 LCU | 115 LCU | 178 LCU | 6 |
| 2000s | 363.44 LCU | 145 LCU | 693.5 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,251 LCU | 401.7 LCU | 7,980 LCU | 9 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 56 Afghanistan 12,962 LCU compare
- 57 Egypt 10,446 LCU compare
- 58 Mexico 9,539 LCU compare
- 60 South Africa 7,352 LCU compare
- 61 Serbia and Montenegro 7,010 LCU compare
- 62 Czechia 6,752 LCU compare
More economy & growth data for Argentina
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.73 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 26.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1306 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,946 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -68.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -57.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 38.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 68.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 1.02 million current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — producer price in Argentina?
- Potatoes — producer price in Argentina was 7,980 LCU in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — producer price recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 7,980 LCU in 2018.
- What is the lowest potatoes — producer price recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 115 LCU in 1994.
- How does Argentina rank for potatoes — producer price?
- Argentina ranks 59th out of 123 countries with data for 2018.
- Is potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,232.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — 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.