Wheat — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Wheat — Producer Price was 5,504 LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — producer price in South Africa is 5,504 LCU, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — producer price in South Africa peaked at 6,145 LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 621 LCU, in 1991.
South Africa ranks 41st of 93 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.
Wheat — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 621 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 713 LCU | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 753 LCU | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 755 LCU | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 793 LCU | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 905 LCU | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 818 LCU | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 808 LCU | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 961 LCU | +18.9% |
| 2000 | 1,165 LCU | +21.2% |
| 2001 | 1,422 LCU | +22.1% |
| 2002 | 1,572 LCU | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 1,428 LCU | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 1,091 LCU | -23.6% |
| 2005 | 1,034 LCU | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 1,524 LCU | +47.4% |
| 2007 | 2,506 LCU | +64.4% |
| 2008 | 2,307 LCU | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 1,608 LCU | -30.3% |
| 2010 | 2,248 LCU | +39.8% |
| 2011 | 2,358 LCU | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 2,926 LCU | +24.1% |
| 2013 | 2,940 LCU | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 3,166 LCU | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 3,998 LCU | +26.3% |
| 2016 | 3,699 LCU | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 3,673 LCU | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 3,887 LCU | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 4,065 LCU | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 4,740 LCU | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 5,241 LCU | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 6,145 LCU | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 5,353 LCU | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 5,348 LCU | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 5,504 LCU | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 791.89 LCU | 621 LCU | 961 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,566 LCU | 1,034 LCU | 2,506 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,296 LCU | 2,248 LCU | 4,065 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,389 LCU | 4,740 LCU | 6,145 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,013 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.986 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 6,505 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 17.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 116,367 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — producer price in South Africa?
- Wheat — producer price in South Africa was 5,504 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6,145 LCU in 2022.
- What is the lowest wheat — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 621 LCU in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for wheat — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 41st out of 93 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wheat — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. 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 Wheat — 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.