Soya beans — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Soya beans — Producer Price was 9,314 LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Soya beans — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for soya beans — producer price in South Africa is 9,314 LCU, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soya beans — producer price in South Africa peaked at 10,290 LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 723 LCU, in 1991.
That places South Africa 36th out of 59 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.
Soya beans — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 723 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 863 LCU | +19.4% |
| 1993 | 855 LCU | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 859 LCU | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 930 LCU | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 1,200 LCU | +29.0% |
| 1997 | 1,391 LCU | +15.9% |
| 1998 | 1,096 LCU | -21.2% |
| 1999 | 1,203 LCU | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 1,286 LCU | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 1,243 LCU | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 2,011 LCU | +61.8% |
| 2003 | 2,487 LCU | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 2,134 LCU | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 1,274 LCU | -40.3% |
| 2006 | 1,467 LCU | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 2,343 LCU | +59.7% |
| 2008 | 4,026 LCU | +71.8% |
| 2009 | 3,187 LCU | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 3,225 LCU | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 3,254 LCU | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 5,431 LCU | +66.9% |
| 2013 | 5,908 LCU | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 5,376 LCU | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 6,394 LCU | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 5,579 LCU | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 4,715 LCU | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 4,572 LCU | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 4,345 LCU | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 6,919 LCU | +59.2% |
| 2021 | 6,146 LCU | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 10,290 LCU | +67.4% |
| 2023 | 7,530 LCU | -26.8% |
| 2024 | 8,900 LCU | +18.2% |
| 2025 | 9,314 LCU | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,013 LCU | 723 LCU | 1,391 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,146 LCU | 1,243 LCU | 4,026 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,880 LCU | 3,225 LCU | 6,394 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,183 LCU | 6,146 LCU | 10,290 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 soya beans — producer price in South Africa?
- Soya beans — producer price in South Africa was 9,314 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soya beans — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 10,290 LCU in 2022.
- What is the lowest soya beans — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 723 LCU in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for soya beans — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 36th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is soya beans — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. 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 Soya beans — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.