Sorghum — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Sorghum — Producer Price was 5,627 LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2025, sorghum — producer price in South Africa stood at 5,627 LCU. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — producer price in South Africa peaked at 5,627 LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 295 LCU, in 1991.
That places South Africa 37th out of 61 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 295 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 475 LCU | +61.0% |
| 1993 | 466 LCU | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 357 LCU | -23.4% |
| 1995 | 482 LCU | +35.0% |
| 1996 | 475 LCU | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 520 LCU | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 550 LCU | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 730 LCU | +32.7% |
| 2000 | 520 LCU | -28.8% |
| 2001 | 760 LCU | +46.2% |
| 2002 | 1,500 LCU | +97.4% |
| 2003 | 1,450 LCU | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 900 LCU | -37.9% |
| 2005 | 450 LCU | -50.0% |
| 2006 | 1,191 LCU | +164.7% |
| 2007 | 1,483 LCU | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 1,774 LCU | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 1,495 LCU | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 1,840 LCU | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 2,655 LCU | +44.3% |
| 2012 | 3,028 LCU | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 2,974 LCU | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 2,411 LCU | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 2,961 LCU | +22.8% |
| 2016 | 2,637 LCU | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 2,058 LCU | -22.0% |
| 2018 | 2,634 LCU | +28.0% |
| 2019 | 2,886 LCU | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 3,900 LCU | +35.1% |
| 2021 | 4,290 LCU | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 3,900 LCU | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 3,276 LCU | -16.0% |
| 2024 | 5,331 LCU | +62.7% |
| 2025 | 5,627 LCU | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 483.33 LCU | 295 LCU | 730 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,152 LCU | 450 LCU | 1,774 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,608 LCU | 1,840 LCU | 3,028 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,387 LCU | 3,276 LCU | 5,627 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 sorghum — producer price in South Africa?
- Sorghum — producer price in South Africa was 5,627 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5,627 LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest sorghum — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 295 LCU in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for sorghum — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 37th out of 61 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sorghum — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.0%. 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 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.