Producer Price for Maize (per tonne, current US$) by country
Producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary agricultural products as defined in the SNA 93. The producer's price is the amount receivable by the producer from the purchaser for a unit of a good or service produced as output minus any VAT, or similar deductible tax, invoiced to the purchaser. It...
What the numbers show
Producer Price for Maize (per tonne, current US$) is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 3,729 per tonne, current US$ in Guinea-Bissau; the lowest is 137.5 per tonne, current US$ in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 275.3 per tonne, current US$, and the mean is 400.17 per tonne, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 27.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 342.5%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 56.2%).
Producer Price for Maize: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau | 3,729 per tonne, current US$ | 2010 | up 342.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Nigeria | 695.5 per tonne, current US$ | 2008 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 461 per tonne, current US$ | 2008 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 4 | Ghana | 341 per tonne, current US$ | 2010 | up 98.6% | rising |
| 5 | Algeria | 335.7 per tonne, current US$ | 1995 | — | rising |
| 6 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 335.6 per tonne, current US$ | 2010 | up 92.0% | rising |
| 7 | Malawi | 327.3 per tonne, current US$ | 2008 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 8 | Côte d'Ivoire | 321 per tonne, current US$ | 2009 | up 129.9% | rising |
| 9 | Burundi | 313.8 per tonne, current US$ | 2007 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 10 | Congo, Republic of | 304.5 per tonne, current US$ | 2003 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 11 | Rwanda | 303.3 per tonne, current US$ | 2010 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 12 | Mozambique, Republic of | 279.4 per tonne, current US$ | 2008 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 13 | Namibia | 276.6 per tonne, current US$ | 2005 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 275.5 per tonne, current US$ | 2007 | up 78.7% | flat |
| 15 | Sudan | 275.1 per tonne, current US$ | 2008 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Togo | 275.1 per tonne, current US$ | 2010 | up 127.7% | rising |
| 17 | Morocco | 272.4 per tonne, current US$ | 2009 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 18 | Eritrea, The State of | 268.7 per tonne, current US$ | 2002 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 19 | Gambia, The | 219.8 per tonne, current US$ | 2006 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 20 | Kenya | 217.4 per tonne, current US$ | 2010 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 21 | Madagascar, Republic of | 215.6 per tonne, current US$ | 2010 | up 49.9% | falling |
| 22 | Mali | 206.3 per tonne, current US$ | 2010 | up 91.6% | rising |
| 23 | Cameroon | 194.9 per tonne, current US$ | 1999 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 24 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 171 per tonne, current US$ | 2010 | up 43.3% | flat |
| 25 | Guinea | 152 per tonne, current US$ | 2005 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 26 | Mauritius | 150.2 per tonne, current US$ | 2002 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 27 | Niger | 149.7 per tonne, current US$ | 2003 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 28 | South Africa | 137.5 per tonne, current US$ | 2010 | up 75.2% | rising |
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.