Sorghum — Producer Price in Malawi
Malawi: Sorghum — Producer Price was 383,837 LCU in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Producer Price in Malawi, 1996–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 383,837 LCU for sorghum — producer price in 2017.
The figure is down 24.9% on the previous year and up 464.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — producer price in Malawi peaked at 510,878 LCU in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9,660 LCU, in 1996.
That places Malawi 12th out of 61 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Producer Price in Malawi, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9,660 LCU | — |
| 1997 | 10,180 LCU | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 22,610 LCU | +122.1% |
| 1999 | 27,640 LCU | +22.2% |
| 2000 | 29,810 LCU | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 29,690 LCU | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 39,800 LCU | +34.1% |
| 2003 | 55,100 LCU | +38.4% |
| 2004 | 55,300 LCU | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 61,000 LCU | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 73,000 LCU | +19.7% |
| 2007 | 68,000 LCU | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 77,000 LCU | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 122,995 LCU | +59.7% |
| 2010 | 131,343 LCU | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 111,331 LCU | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 164,747 LCU | +48.0% |
| 2013 | 252,785 LCU | +53.4% |
| 2014 | 370,534 LCU | +46.6% |
| 2015 | 357,350 LCU | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 510,878 LCU | +43.0% |
| 2017 | 383,837 LCU | -24.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,522 LCU | 9,660 LCU | 27,640 LCU | 4 |
| 2000s | 61,170 LCU | 29,690 LCU | 122,995 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 285,351 LCU | 111,331 LCU | 510,878 LCU | 8 |
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More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 42,016 constant LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 10.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.143 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 96.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 11.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 250.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 168,173 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — producer price in Malawi?
- Sorghum — producer price in Malawi was 383,837 LCU in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — producer price recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 510,878 LCU in 2016.
- What is the lowest sorghum — producer price recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,660 LCU in 1996.
- How does Malawi rank for sorghum — producer price?
- Malawi ranks 12th out of 61 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sorghum — producer price rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 464.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sorghum — 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.