Wheat — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Wheat — Producer Price was 5,361 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 5,361 SLC for wheat — producer price in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — producer price in South Africa peaked at 6,333 SLC in 2022 and was at its lowest, 621 SLC, in 1991.
South Africa ranks 39th 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 | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 621 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 713 SLC | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 753 SLC | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 755 SLC | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 793 SLC | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 905 SLC | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 818 SLC | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 808 SLC | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 961 SLC | +18.9% |
| 2000 | 1,165 SLC | +21.2% |
| 2001 | 1,422 SLC | +22.1% |
| 2002 | 1,572 SLC | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 1,428 SLC | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 1,091 SLC | -23.6% |
| 2005 | 1,034 SLC | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 1,524 SLC | +47.4% |
| 2007 | 2,506 SLC | +64.4% |
| 2008 | 2,307 SLC | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 1,608 SLC | -30.3% |
| 2010 | 2,314 SLC | +43.9% |
| 2011 | 2,370 SLC | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2,914 SLC | +23.0% |
| 2013 | 2,880 SLC | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 3,053 SLC | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 3,772 SLC | +23.6% |
| 2016 | 3,705 SLC | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 3,690 SLC | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 3,747 SLC | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 4,086 SLC | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 4,864 SLC | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 5,193 SLC | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 6,333 SLC | +22.0% |
| 2023 | 5,417 SLC | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 5,361 SLC | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 791.89 SLC | 621 SLC | 961 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,566 SLC | 1,034 SLC | 2,506 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,253 SLC | 2,314 SLC | 4,086 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,434 SLC | 4,864 SLC | 6,333 SLC | 5 |
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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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 37,072 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.232 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,531 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1388 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — producer price in South Africa?
- Wheat — producer price in South Africa was 5,361 SLC in 2024, 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 6,333 SLC in 2022.
- What is the lowest wheat — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 621 SLC in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for wheat — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 39th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. 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 (SLC/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.