Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producer Price was 53,793 LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producer price in South Africa is 53,793 LCU, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 71.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producer price in South Africa peaked at 58,545 LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,988 LCU, in 1991.
South Africa ranks 46th of 85 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.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4,988 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 5,017 LCU | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 5,219 LCU | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 8,307 LCU | +59.2% |
| 1995 | 7,279 LCU | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 7,871 LCU | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 8,125 LCU | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 7,863 LCU | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 8,085 LCU | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 8,590 LCU | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 9,167 LCU | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 11,778 LCU | +28.5% |
| 2003 | 12,689 LCU | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 13,935 LCU | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 14,847 LCU | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 18,810 LCU | +26.7% |
| 2007 | 19,703 LCU | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 21,299 LCU | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 22,169 LCU | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 22,857 LCU | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 27,787 LCU | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 28,538 LCU | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 28,015 LCU | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 31,412 LCU | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 33,353 LCU | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 36,615 LCU | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 44,530 LCU | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 45,396 LCU | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 42,872 LCU | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 48,557 LCU | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 51,578 LCU | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 58,545 LCU | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 53,146 LCU | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 53,793 LCU | +1.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 53,793 LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 54,000 LCU, 100% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 53,793 LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.40 million LCU, 4% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producer Price in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +59.2% | 5,219 LCU | 8,307 LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,973 LCU | 4,988 LCU | 8,307 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 15,299 LCU | 8,590 LCU | 22,169 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,138 LCU | 22,857 LCU | 45,396 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,124 LCU | 48,557 LCU | 58,545 LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 186.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.812 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3618 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producer price in South Africa?
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producer price in South Africa was 53,793 LCU in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 58,545 LCU in 2022.
- What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,988 LCU in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 46th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.2%. 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 Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — 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.