Tomatoes — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Tomatoes — Producer Price was 10,317 LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Tomatoes — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2025, tomatoes — producer price in South Africa stood at 10,317 LCU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomatoes — producer price in South Africa peaked at 11,858 LCU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 722 LCU, in 1993.
South Africa ranks 63rd of 132 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.
Tomatoes — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 894 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 1,005 LCU | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 722 LCU | -28.2% |
| 1994 | 904 LCU | +25.2% |
| 1995 | 883 LCU | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 973 LCU | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 1,032 LCU | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 1,166 LCU | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 1,116 LCU | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 1,295 LCU | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 1,247 LCU | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1,371 LCU | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 1,762 LCU | +28.5% |
| 2004 | 1,624 LCU | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 1,665 LCU | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1,921 LCU | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 2,358 LCU | +22.7% |
| 2008 | 2,388 LCU | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 2,896 LCU | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 3,651 LCU | +26.1% |
| 2011 | 5,441 LCU | +49.0% |
| 2012 | 6,781 LCU | +24.6% |
| 2013 | 5,860 LCU | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 4,728 LCU | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 7,940 LCU | +67.9% |
| 2016 | 7,569 LCU | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 7,105 LCU | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 6,094 LCU | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 9,586 LCU | +57.3% |
| 2020 | 7,130 LCU | -25.6% |
| 2021 | 11,858 LCU | +66.3% |
| 2022 | 9,406 LCU | -20.7% |
| 2023 | 10,558 LCU | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 11,618 LCU | +10.0% |
| 2025 | 10,317 LCU | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 966.11 LCU | 722 LCU | 1,166 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,853 LCU | 1,247 LCU | 2,896 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,476 LCU | 3,651 LCU | 9,586 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,148 LCU | 7,130 LCU | 11,858 LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 11.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 77,700 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5921 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3,907 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8472 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tomatoes — producer price in South Africa?
- Tomatoes — producer price in South Africa was 10,317 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tomatoes — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 11,858 LCU in 2021.
- What is the lowest tomatoes — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 722 LCU in 1993.
- How does South Africa rank for tomatoes — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 63rd out of 132 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tomatoes — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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 Tomatoes — 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.