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 SLC 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 SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producer price in South Africa stood at 53,793 SLC.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 SLC in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,988 SLC, in 1991.
South Africa ranks 43rd 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 | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4,988 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 5,017 SLC | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 5,219 SLC | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 8,307 SLC | +59.2% |
| 1995 | 7,279 SLC | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 7,871 SLC | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 8,125 SLC | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 7,863 SLC | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 8,085 SLC | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 8,590 SLC | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 9,167 SLC | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 11,778 SLC | +28.5% |
| 2003 | 12,689 SLC | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 13,935 SLC | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 14,847 SLC | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 18,810 SLC | +26.7% |
| 2007 | 19,703 SLC | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 21,299 SLC | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 22,169 SLC | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 22,857 SLC | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 27,787 SLC | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 28,538 SLC | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 28,015 SLC | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 31,412 SLC | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 33,353 SLC | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 36,615 SLC | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 44,530 SLC | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 45,396 SLC | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 42,872 SLC | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 48,557 SLC | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 51,578 SLC | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 58,545 SLC | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 53,146 SLC | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 53,793 SLC | +1.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 53,793 SLC is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53,793 SLC, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 53,793 SLC is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 614,000 SLC, 9% 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 SLC | 8,307 SLC |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,973 SLC | 4,988 SLC | 8,307 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 15,299 SLC | 8,590 SLC | 22,169 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,138 SLC | 22,857 SLC | 45,396 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,124 SLC | 48,557 SLC | 58,545 SLC | 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 SLC 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 SLC 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 SLC in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 43rd 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 (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.