Yams — Producer Price in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Yams — Producer Price was 1,609 LCU in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1,609 LCU
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
35th
of 37 countries
All-time high
1,609 LCU
in 2015
All-time low
779 LCU
in 1992
Years of data
21
1991–2015

Yams — Producer Price in Puerto Rico, 1991–2015

05001.0k1.5k1991200320151991: 823 LCU1992: 779 LCU1995: 854 LCU1996: 844 LCU1997: 804 LCU1998: 989 LCU1999: 902 LCU2000: 1.2k LCU2001: 919 LCU2002: 988 LCU2003: 995 LCU2004: 921 LCU2005: 1.1k LCU2006: 1.2k LCU2007: 1.0k LCU2009: 1.3k LCU2010: 1.4k LCU2012: 1.6k LCU2013: 1.5k LCU2014: 1.5k LCU2015: 1.6k LCU

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for yams — producer price in Puerto Rico is 1,609 LCU, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, yams — producer price in Puerto Rico peaked at 1,609 LCU in 2015 and was at its lowest, 779 LCU, in 1992.

That places Puerto Rico 35th out of 37 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Yams — Producer Price in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Yams — Producer Price (LCU/tonne) in Puerto Rico, 1991 to 2015.
Year LCU Change
1991 823 LCU
1992 779 LCU -5.3%
1995 854 LCU +9.6%
1996 844 LCU -1.2%
1997 804 LCU -4.7%
1998 989 LCU +23.0%
1999 902 LCU -8.8%
2000 1,188 LCU +31.7%
2001 919 LCU -22.6%
2002 988 LCU +7.5%
2003 995 LCU +0.7%
2004 921 LCU -7.4%
2005 1,081 LCU +17.4%
2006 1,175 LCU +8.7%
2007 1,026 LCU -12.7%
2009 1,252 LCU +22.0%
2010 1,360 LCU +8.6%
2012 1,590 LCU +17.0%
2013 1,518 LCU -4.6%
2014 1,543 LCU +1.7%
2015 1,609 LCU +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 856.43 LCU 779 LCU 989 LCU 7
2000s 1,061 LCU 919 LCU 1,252 LCU 9
2010s 1,524 LCU 1,360 LCU 1,609 LCU 5

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 32 Cuba 2,826 LCU compare
  2. 33 Portugal 2,070 LCU
  3. 34 Belize 1,764 LCU compare
  4. 36 Panama 1,566 LCU compare
  5. 37 Ethiopia 400 LCU compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is yams — producer price in Puerto Rico?
Yams — producer price in Puerto Rico was 1,609 LCU in 2015, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest yams — producer price recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 1,609 LCU in 2015.
What is the lowest yams — producer price recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 779 LCU in 1992.
How does Puerto Rico rank for yams — producer price?
Puerto Rico ranks 35th out of 37 countries with data for 2015.
Is yams — producer price rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Yams — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Yams — 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
40 places, 763 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.