Producer Price for Sorghum (per tonne, current US$) by country
Producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary agricultural products as defined in the SNA 93. The producer's price is the amount receivable by the producer from the purchaser for a unit of a good or service produced as output minus any VAT, or similar deductible tax, invoiced to the purchaser. It...
What the numbers show
Producer Price for Sorghum (per tonne, current US$) is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 5,328 per tonne, current US$ in Guinea-Bissau; the lowest is 101.5 per tonne, current US$ in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 323.7 per tonne, current US$, and the mean is 541.91 per tonne, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 52.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 1,417.5%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 35.2%).
Producer Price for Sorghum: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau | 5,328 per tonne, current US$ | 2010 | up 1,417.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Nigeria | 670.2 per tonne, current US$ | 2008 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Malawi | 548 per tonne, current US$ | 2008 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 4 | Ghana | 469 per tonne, current US$ | 2010 | up 206.3% | rising |
| 5 | Sudan | 447.4 per tonne, current US$ | 2010 | up 170.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Kenya | 436.3 per tonne, current US$ | 2010 | up 113.8% | rising |
| 7 | Burundi | 407.4 per tonne, current US$ | 2007 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 8 | Rwanda | 376.4 per tonne, current US$ | 2010 | up 78.4% | flat |
| 9 | Morocco | 370.6 per tonne, current US$ | 2009 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 10 | Egypt | 338.1 per tonne, current US$ | 2010 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 11 | Gambia | 334.3 per tonne, current US$ | 2005 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 12 | Togo | 323.7 per tonne, current US$ | 2010 | up 130.4% | rising |
| 13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 323.2 per tonne, current US$ | 2009 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Eritrea | 278 per tonne, current US$ | 2002 | up 101.7% | rising |
| 15 | Namibia | 263.2 per tonne, current US$ | 2005 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 231.3 per tonne, current US$ | 2010 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 17 | Mali | 214.4 per tonne, current US$ | 2010 | up 145.3% | rising |
| 18 | Algeria | 207.7 per tonne, current US$ | 1995 | — | flat |
| 19 | Cameroon | 206.5 per tonne, current US$ | 2003 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 20 | Mozambique | 205.8 per tonne, current US$ | 2008 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 193.8 per tonne, current US$ | 2007 | up 41.4% | falling |
| 22 | South Africa | 189.2 per tonne, current US$ | 2010 | up 152.6% | rising |
| 23 | Niger | 101.5 per tonne, current US$ | 2003 | down 22.3% | falling |
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.