Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Argentina

Argentina: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 8,140 LCU in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
8,140 LCU
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
46th
of 73 countries
All-time high
8,140 LCU
in 2018
All-time low
186 LCU
in 1998
Years of data
12
1994–2018

Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Argentina, 1994–2018

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1994200620181994: 223 LCU1995: 213 LCU1996: 303 LCU1997: 251 LCU1998: 186 LCU1999: 251 LCU2000: 233 LCU2001: 216 LCU2002: 405 LCU2003: 516 LCU2017: 8.0k LCU2018: 8.1k LCU

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 8,140 LCU for sweet potatoes — producer price in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1,477.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price in Argentina peaked at 8,140 LCU in 2018 and was at its lowest, 186 LCU, in 1998.

Argentina ranks 46th of 73 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.

Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in Argentina, 1994 to 2018.
Year LCU Change
1994 223 LCU
1995 213 LCU -4.5%
1996 303 LCU +42.3%
1997 251 LCU -17.2%
1998 186 LCU -25.9%
1999 251 LCU +34.9%
2000 233 LCU -7.2%
2001 216 LCU -7.3%
2002 405 LCU +87.5%
2003 516 LCU +27.4%
2017 8,030 LCU +1456.2%
2018 8,140 LCU +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 237.83 LCU 186 LCU 303 LCU 6
2000s 342.5 LCU 216 LCU 516 LCU 4
2010s 8,085 LCU 8,030 LCU 8,140 LCU 2

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 43 South Africa 9,319 LCU compare
  2. 44 Antigua and Barbuda 9,156 LCU compare
  3. 45 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8,818 LCU
  4. 47 Saint Lucia 8,065 LCU compare
  5. 48 Grenada 7,709 LCU compare
  6. 49 Mexico 7,625 LCU compare

See the full ranking of 81 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — producer price in Argentina?
Sweet potatoes — producer price in Argentina was 8,140 LCU in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 8,140 LCU in 2018.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 186 LCU in 1998.
How does Argentina rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
Argentina ranks 46th out of 73 countries with data for 2018.
Is sweet potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,477.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price (LCU/tonne)
Unit
LCU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
81 places, 1,594 data points, 1991–2025
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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.