Tea leaves — Producer Price in South Africa

South Africa: Tea leaves — Producer Price was 25,900 LCU in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
25,900 LCU
Change on year
up 27.1%
World rank
15th
of 21 countries
All-time high
25,900 LCU
in 2018
All-time low
12,100 LCU
in 2003
Years of data
26
1993–2018

Tea leaves — Producer Price in South Africa, 1993–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k1993200520181993: 12.6k LCU1994: 12.8k LCU1995: 13.8k LCU1996: 14.7k LCU1997: 14.7k LCU1998: 15.0k LCU1999: 12.7k LCU2000: 12.4k LCU2001: 14.7k LCU2002: 14.8k LCU2003: 12.1k LCU2004: 12.7k LCU2005: 12.6k LCU2006: 12.3k LCU2007: 12.5k LCU2008: 14.6k LCU2009: 19.1k LCU2010: 18.3k LCU2011: 19.3k LCU2012: 20.0k LCU2013: 19.4k LCU2014: 19.0k LCU2015: 19.1k LCU2016: 19.1k LCU2017: 20.4k LCU2018: 25.9k LCU

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

Analysis

In 2018, tea leaves — producer price in South Africa stood at 25,900 LCU. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.1% on the previous year and up 77.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tea leaves — producer price in South Africa peaked at 25,900 LCU in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12,100 LCU, in 2003.

That places South Africa 15th out of 21 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Tea leaves — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Tea leaves — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in South Africa, 1993 to 2018.
Year LCU Change
1993 12,640 LCU
1994 12,820 LCU +1.4%
1995 13,790 LCU +7.6%
1996 14,670 LCU +6.4%
1997 14,670 LCU +0.0%
1998 14,970 LCU +2.0%
1999 12,670 LCU -15.4%
2000 12,410 LCU -2.1%
2001 14,660 LCU +18.1%
2002 14,820 LCU +1.1%
2003 12,100 LCU -18.4%
2004 12,739 LCU +5.3%
2005 12,572 LCU -1.3%
2006 12,338 LCU -1.9%
2007 12,526 LCU +1.5%
2008 14,616 LCU +16.7%
2009 19,150 LCU +31.0%
2010 18,300 LCU -4.4%
2011 19,300 LCU +5.5%
2012 19,992 LCU +3.6%
2013 19,446 LCU -2.7%
2014 18,978 LCU -2.4%
2015 19,090 LCU +0.6%
2016 19,130 LCU +0.2%
2017 20,380 LCU +6.5%
2018 25,900 LCU +27.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13,747 LCU 12,640 LCU 14,970 LCU 7
2000s 13,793 LCU 12,100 LCU 19,150 LCU 10
2010s 20,057 LCU 18,300 LCU 25,900 LCU 9

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 12 Nepal 66,792 LCU compare
  2. 13 Georgia 57,754 LCU compare
  3. 14 China, mainland 31,637 LCU compare
  4. 16 Mauritius 25,190 LCU compare
  5. 17 Mexico 3,210 LCU compare
  6. 18 Brazil 2,766 LCU compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tea leaves — producer price in South Africa?
Tea leaves — producer price in South Africa was 25,900 LCU in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest tea leaves — producer price recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 25,900 LCU in 2018.
What is the lowest tea leaves — producer price recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 12,100 LCU in 2003.
How does South Africa rank for tea leaves — producer price?
South Africa ranks 15th out of 21 countries with data for 2018.
Is tea leaves — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 77.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tea leaves — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tea leaves — 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
26 places, 573 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.