Sugar cane — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Sugar cane — Producer Price was 947.2 LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Sugar cane — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2025, sugar cane — producer price in South Africa stood at 947.2 LCU. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 106.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane — producer price in South Africa peaked at 947.2 LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 57 LCU, in 1991.
That places South Africa 33rd out of 53 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.
Sugar cane — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 57 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 95 LCU | +66.7% |
| 1993 | 100 LCU | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 104 LCU | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 105 LCU | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 109 LCU | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 119 LCU | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 126 LCU | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 121 LCU | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 131 LCU | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 160 LCU | +22.1% |
| 2002 | 172 LCU | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 169 LCU | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 159 LCU | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 173 LCU | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 180 LCU | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 196 LCU | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 211 LCU | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 284 LCU | +34.6% |
| 2010 | 329 LCU | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 349 LCU | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 384 LCU | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 384 LCU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 434 LCU | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 458 LCU | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 457 LCU | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 534 LCU | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 479 LCU | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 466 LCU | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 611.1 LCU | +31.1% |
| 2021 | 643.1 LCU | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 681.8 LCU | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 898.4 LCU | +31.8% |
| 2024 | 945.9 LCU | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 947.2 LCU | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104 LCU | 57 LCU | 126 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 183.5 LCU | 131 LCU | 284 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 427.4 LCU | 329 LCU | 534 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 787.92 LCU | 611.1 LCU | 947.2 LCU | 6 |
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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 sugar cane — producer price in South Africa?
- Sugar cane — producer price in South Africa was 947.2 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar cane — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 947.2 LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest sugar cane — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 57 LCU in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for sugar cane — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 33rd out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sugar cane — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.8%. 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 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.