Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Sweet potatoes — Producer Price was 1.76 million LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
1.76 million LCU
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
3rd
of 73 countries
All-time high
1.76 million LCU
in 2011
All-time low
293,600 LCU
in 1992
Years of data
17
1991–2011

Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Republic of Korea, 1991–2011

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1991200120111991: 321.3k LCU1992: 293.6k LCU1993: 327.7k LCU1994: 410.1k LCU1995: 409.6k LCU1996: 513.3k LCU1997: 681.5k LCU1998: 499.2k LCU1999: 356.3k LCU2000: 387.1k LCU2001: 423.7k LCU2002: 427.1k LCU2003: 649.5k LCU2004: 547.7k LCU2005: 539.9k LCU2010: 1.7M LCU2011: 1.8M LCU

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

Analysis

Republic of Korea recorded 1.76 million LCU for sweet potatoes — producer price in 2011. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 315.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — producer price in Republic of Korea peaked at 1.76 million LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 293,600 LCU, in 1992.

That places Republic of Korea 3rd out of 73 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in Republic of Korea, 1991 to 2011.
Year LCU Change
1991 321,333 LCU
1992 293,600 LCU -8.6%
1993 327,733 LCU +11.6%
1994 410,133 LCU +25.1%
1995 409,600 LCU -0.1%
1996 513,300 LCU +25.3%
1997 681,450 LCU +32.8%
1998 499,250 LCU -26.7%
1999 356,300 LCU -28.6%
2000 387,050 LCU +8.6%
2001 423,700 LCU +9.5%
2002 427,100 LCU +0.8%
2003 649,500 LCU +52.1%
2004 547,676 LCU -15.7%
2005 539,935 LCU -1.4%
2010 1.69 million LCU +212.2%
2011 1.76 million LCU +4.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sweet potatoes — Producer Price in Republic of Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2010 +212.2% 539,935 LCU 1.69 million LCU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 423,633 LCU 293,600 LCU 681,450 LCU 9
2000s 495,827 LCU 387,050 LCU 649,500 LCU 6
2010s 1.72 million LCU 1.69 million LCU 1.76 million LCU 2

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 1 Côte d'Ivoire 217,000 LCU compare
  2. 1 Indonesia 6.48 million LCU compare
  3. 1 Viet Nam 12.49 million LCU compare
  4. 2 Cabo Verde 171,855 LCU compare
  5. 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.93 million LCU compare
  6. 2 Paraguay 2.02 million LCU compare
  7. 3 United Republic of Tanzania 313,450 LCU compare
  8. 4 Sierra Leone 1.52 million LCU
  9. 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12,710 LCU compare
  10. 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,124 LCU compare
  11. 5 Cambodia 1.12 million LCU compare
  12. 6 Italy 620,000 LCU compare

See the full ranking of 81 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — producer price in Republic of Korea?
Sweet potatoes — producer price in Republic of Korea was 1.76 million LCU in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1.76 million LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — producer price recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 293,600 LCU in 1992.
How does Republic of Korea rank for sweet potatoes — producer price?
Republic of Korea ranks 3rd out of 73 countries with data for 2011.
Is sweet potatoes — producer price rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 315.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Republic of Korea 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.