Sorghum — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Sorghum — Producer Price was 3,890 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — producer price in South Africa is 3,890 SLC, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — producer price in South Africa peaked at 3,890 SLC in 2022 and was at its lowest, 295 SLC, in 1991.
South Africa ranks 39th of 61 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.
Sorghum — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 295 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 475 SLC | +61.0% |
| 1993 | 466 SLC | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 357 SLC | -23.4% |
| 1995 | 482 SLC | +35.0% |
| 1996 | 475 SLC | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 520 SLC | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 550 SLC | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 730 SLC | +32.7% |
| 2000 | 520 SLC | -28.8% |
| 2001 | 760 SLC | +46.2% |
| 2002 | 1,500 SLC | +97.4% |
| 2003 | 1,450 SLC | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 900 SLC | -37.9% |
| 2005 | 450 SLC | -50.0% |
| 2006 | 1,191 SLC | +164.7% |
| 2007 | 1,483 SLC | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 1,774 SLC | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 1,495 SLC | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 1,384 SLC | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 1,672 SLC | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 2,675 SLC | +60.0% |
| 2013 | 2,692 SLC | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2,627 SLC | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 2,381 SLC | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 3,434 SLC | +44.2% |
| 2017 | 2,638 SLC | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 2,918 SLC | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 2,886 SLC | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 2,639 SLC | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 3,383 SLC | +28.2% |
| 2022 | 3,890 SLC | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 3,276 SLC | -15.8% |
| 2024 | 3,890 SLC | +18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 483.33 SLC | 295 SLC | 730 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,152 SLC | 450 SLC | 1,774 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,531 SLC | 1,384 SLC | 3,434 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,416 SLC | 2,639 SLC | 3,890 SLC | 5 |
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 3,890 SLC in 2024, 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 3,890 SLC in 2022.
- What is the lowest sorghum — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 295 SLC in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for sorghum — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 39th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. 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 (SLC/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.