Sugar cane — Producer Price in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sugar cane — Producer Price was 8,480 LCU in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Sugar cane — Producer Price in Jamaica, 1997–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2022, sugar cane — producer price in Jamaica stood at 8,480 LCU. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.7% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane — producer price in Jamaica peaked at 8,480 LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 875.5 LCU, in 1998.
That places Jamaica 20th out of 53 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sugar cane — Producer Price in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1,126 LCU | — |
| 1998 | 875.5 LCU | -22.2% |
| 1999 | 970.8 LCU | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 1,346 LCU | +38.7% |
| 2001 | 1,137 LCU | -15.5% |
| 2002 | 1,174 LCU | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1,554 LCU | +32.4% |
| 2004 | 2,022 LCU | +30.1% |
| 2005 | 2,095 LCU | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 2,187 LCU | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 2,213 LCU | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2,650 LCU | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 3,540 LCU | +33.6% |
| 2010 | 2,628 LCU | -25.8% |
| 2011 | 3,317 LCU | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 4,770 LCU | +43.8% |
| 2013 | 5,070 LCU | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 4,759 LCU | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 4,330 LCU | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 3,184 LCU | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 4,264 LCU | +34.0% |
| 2018 | 3,524 LCU | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 3,794 LCU | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 6,547 LCU | +72.6% |
| 2021 | 7,208 LCU | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 8,480 LCU | +17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 990.77 LCU | 875.5 LCU | 1,126 LCU | 3 |
| 2000s | 1,992 LCU | 1,137 LCU | 3,540 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,964 LCU | 2,628 LCU | 5,070 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,411 LCU | 6,547 LCU | 8,480 LCU | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 15.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 13.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 111,319 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0497 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 397.73 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 5.81 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane — producer price in Jamaica?
- Sugar cane — producer price in Jamaica was 8,480 LCU in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar cane — producer price recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 8,480 LCU in 2022.
- What is the lowest sugar cane — producer price recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 875.5 LCU in 1998.
- How does Jamaica rank for sugar cane — producer price?
- Jamaica ranks 20th out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sugar cane — producer price rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sugar cane — 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.