Seed cotton, unginned — Producer Price in China, mainland

China, mainland: Seed cotton, unginned — Producer Price was 6,100 SLC in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
6,100 SLC
Change on year
down 39.5%
World rank
24th
of 37 countries
All-time high
19,316 SLC
in 2011
All-time low
6,100 SLC
in 2020
Years of data
10
2008–2020

Seed cotton, unginned — Producer Price in China, mainland, 2008–2020

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2008201420202008: 6.8k SLC2009: 6.9k SLC2010: 7.8k SLC2011: 19.3k SLC2012: 7.6k SLC2013: 8.5k SLC2017: 7.7k SLC2018: 7.5k SLC2019: 10.1k SLC2020: 6.1k SLC

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.

Analysis

China, mainland recorded 6,100 SLC for seed cotton, unginned — producer price in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.5% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — producer price in China, mainland peaked at 19,316 SLC in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6,100 SLC, in 2020.

That places China, mainland 24th out of 37 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Seed cotton, unginned — Producer Price in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Seed cotton, unginned — Producer Price (SLC/tonne) in China, mainland, 2008 to 2020.
Year SLC Change
2008 6,760 SLC
2009 6,860 SLC +1.5%
2010 7,800 SLC +13.7%
2011 19,316 SLC +147.6%
2012 7,600 SLC -60.7%
2013 8,460 SLC +11.3%
2017 7,700 SLC -9.0%
2018 7,540 SLC -2.1%
2019 10,090 SLC +33.8%
2020 6,100 SLC -39.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,810 SLC 6,760 SLC 6,860 SLC 2
2010s 9,787 SLC 7,540 SLC 19,316 SLC 7
2020s 6,100 SLC 6,100 SLC 6,100 SLC 1

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 21 South Africa 9,008 SLC compare
  2. 22 Morocco 6,500 SLC
  3. 23 Mozambique 6,362 SLC
  4. 25 Brazil 3,676 SLC compare
  5. 26 Argentina 3,650 SLC compare
  6. 27 Peru 3,580 SLC compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is seed cotton, unginned — producer price in China, mainland?
Seed cotton, unginned — producer price in China, mainland was 6,100 SLC in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — producer price recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 19,316 SLC in 2011.
What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — producer price recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 6,100 SLC in 2020.
How does China, mainland rank for seed cotton, unginned — producer price?
China, mainland ranks 24th out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
Is seed cotton, unginned — producer price rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China, mainland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed cotton, unginned — Producer Price (SLC/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Seed cotton, unginned — Producer Price (SLC/tonne)
Unit
SLC
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
42 places, 785 data points, 1991–2024
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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.