Producer Price for Maize (per tonne, current LCU) by country
Producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary agricultural products as defined in the SNA 93. The producer's price is the amount receivable by the producer from the purchaser for a unit of a good or service produced as output minus any VAT, or similar deductible tax, invoiced to the purchaser. It...
What the numbers show
Producer Price for Maize (per tonne, current LCU) is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 31.30 million per tonne, current LCU in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 487.7 per tonne, current LCU in Ghana.
The median across all reporting countries is 46,000 per tonne, current LCU, and the mean is 1.23 million per tonne, current LCU.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 64,179.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 2,608,230.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 99.9%).
Producer Price for Maize: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 31.30 million per tonne, current LCU | 2006 | up 2,608,230.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.85 million per tonne, current LCU | 2010 | up 207.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Guinea | 553,900 per tonne, current LCU | 2005 | up 127.9% | rising |
| 4 | Madagascar | 450,000 per tonne, current LCU | 2010 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Burundi | 339,200 per tonne, current LCU | 2007 | up 126.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Congo | 176,980 per tonne, current LCU | 2003 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Rwanda | 176,826 per tonne, current LCU | 2010 | up 113.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Côte d'Ivoire | 151,200 per tonne, current LCU | 2009 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Togo | 136,000 per tonne, current LCU | 2010 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 131,832 per tonne, current LCU | 2007 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Cameroon | 120,000 per tonne, current LCU | 1999 | up 110.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Mali | 102,000 per tonne, current LCU | 2010 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Niger | 87,000 per tonne, current LCU | 2003 | up 117.5% | rising |
| 14 | Nigeria | 82,452 per tonne, current LCU | 2008 | up 213.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Malawi | 46,000 per tonne, current LCU | 2008 | up 554.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Cape Verde | 34,740 per tonne, current LCU | 2008 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 17 | Kenya | 17,213 per tonne, current LCU | 2010 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Algeria | 16,000 per tonne, current LCU | 1995 | up 764.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Mozambique | 6,790 per tonne, current LCU | 2008 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Gambia | 6,170 per tonne, current LCU | 2006 | up 103.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Mauritius | 4,500 per tonne, current LCU | 2002 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Eritrea | 3,750 per tonne, current LCU | 2002 | up 167.9% | rising |
| 23 | Ethiopia | 2,440 per tonne, current LCU | 2010 | up 149.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Morocco | 2,190 per tonne, current LCU | 2009 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Egypt | 1,886 per tonne, current LCU | 2010 | up 210.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Namibia | 1,755 per tonne, current LCU | 2005 | up 150.4% | volatile |
| 27 | South Africa | 1,005 per tonne, current LCU | 2010 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Sudan | 575 per tonne, current LCU | 2008 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Ghana | 487.7 per tonne, current LCU | 2010 | down 99.9% | volatile |
About this data
Producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary agricultural products as defined in the SNA 93. The producer's price is the amount receivable by the producer from the purchaser for a unit of a good or service produced as output minus any VAT, or similar deductible tax, invoiced to the purchaser. It excludes any transport charges invoiced separately by the producer.