Soya beans — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Soya beans — Producer Price was 8,516 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Soya beans — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, soya beans — producer price in South Africa stood at 8,516 SLC. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.1% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soya beans — producer price in South Africa peaked at 8,516 SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 723 SLC, in 1991.
That places South Africa 35th out of 58 countries with data for 2024, 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 | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 723 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 863 SLC | +19.4% |
| 1993 | 855 SLC | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 859 SLC | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 930 SLC | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 1,200 SLC | +29.0% |
| 1997 | 1,391 SLC | +15.9% |
| 1998 | 1,096 SLC | -21.2% |
| 1999 | 1,203 SLC | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 1,286 SLC | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 1,243 SLC | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 2,011 SLC | +61.8% |
| 2003 | 2,487 SLC | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 2,134 SLC | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 1,274 SLC | -40.3% |
| 2006 | 1,467 SLC | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 2,343 SLC | +59.7% |
| 2008 | 4,026 SLC | +71.8% |
| 2009 | 3,187 SLC | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 2,528 SLC | -20.7% |
| 2011 | 3,176 SLC | +25.6% |
| 2012 | 3,684 SLC | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 4,691 SLC | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 5,549 SLC | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 4,732 SLC | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 6,197 SLC | +31.0% |
| 2017 | 4,844 SLC | -21.8% |
| 2018 | 4,439 SLC | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 4,345 SLC | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 4,681 SLC | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 6,372 SLC | +36.1% |
| 2022 | 8,505 SLC | +33.5% |
| 2023 | 7,530 SLC | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 8,516 SLC | +13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,013 SLC | 723 SLC | 1,391 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,146 SLC | 1,243 SLC | 4,026 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,418 SLC | 2,528 SLC | 6,197 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,121 SLC | 4,681 SLC | 8,516 SLC | 5 |
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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 soya beans — producer price in South Africa?
- Soya beans — producer price in South Africa was 8,516 SLC in 2024, 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 8,516 SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest soya beans — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 723 SLC in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for soya beans — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 35th out of 58 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soya beans — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. 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 (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.