Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in China, Hong Kong SAR

China, Hong Kong SAR: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 3,250 LCU in 2008. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2008)
3,250 LCU
Change on year
up 470.2%
World rank
58th
of 73 countries
All-time high
7,320 LCU
in 2004
All-time low
570 LCU
in 2007
Years of data
11
1996–2008

Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1996–2008

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1996200220081996: 1.4k LCU1998: 920 LCU1999: 890 LCU2000: 890 LCU2001: 1.0k LCU2003: 720 LCU2004: 7.3k LCU2005: 2.4k LCU2006: 2.6k LCU2007: 570 LCU2008: 3.2k LCU

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

Analysis

China, Hong Kong SAR recorded 3,250 LCU for sweet potatoes — producer price in 2008.

That represents a change of up 470.2% on the previous year and up 253.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 7,320 LCU in 2004 and was at its lowest, 570 LCU, in 2007.

That places China, Hong Kong SAR 58th out of 73 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1996 to 2008.
Year LCU Change
1996 1,390 LCU
1998 920 LCU -33.8%
1999 890 LCU -3.3%
2000 890 LCU +0.0%
2001 1,000 LCU +12.4%
2003 720 LCU -28.0%
2004 7,320 LCU +916.7%
2005 2,390 LCU -67.3%
2006 2,580 LCU +7.9%
2007 570 LCU -77.9%
2008 3,250 LCU +470.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,067 LCU 890 LCU 1,390 LCU 3
2000s 2,340 LCU 570 LCU 7,320 LCU 8

Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR

  1. 55 Barbados 3,981 LCU compare
  2. 56 Brunei Darussalam 3,624 LCU compare
  3. 57 Ethiopia 3,410 LCU
  4. 59 Sudan (former) 3,000 LCU compare
  5. 60 Fiji 2,886 LCU compare
  6. 61 Malaysia 2,000 LCU compare

See the full ranking of 81 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — producer price in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Sweet potatoes — producer price in China, Hong Kong SAR was 3,250 LCU in 2008, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The highest recorded value was 7,320 LCU in 2004.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
The lowest recorded value was 570 LCU in 2007.
How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 58th out of 73 countries with data for 2008.
Is sweet potatoes — producer price rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
Over the last ten years it is up 253.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR 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.