Seed cotton, unginned — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Seed cotton, unginned — Producer Price was 675.6 USD in 2017. ▲ Rising
Seed cotton, unginned — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed cotton, unginned — producer price in South Africa is 675.6 USD, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 20.8% on the previous year and up 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — producer price in South Africa peaked at 704.9 USD in 2014 and was at its lowest, 295 USD, in 2001.
South Africa ranks 12th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Seed cotton, unginned — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 461.7 USD | — |
| 1992 | 461.4 USD | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 433 USD | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 443 USD | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 525.2 USD | +18.6% |
| 1996 | 545.4 USD | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 542.1 USD | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 457.6 USD | -15.6% |
| 1999 | 422.3 USD | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 311.2 USD | -26.3% |
| 2001 | 295 USD | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 333 USD | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 487.8 USD | +46.5% |
| 2004 | 492.3 USD | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 345.9 USD | -29.7% |
| 2006 | 339.7 USD | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 425.8 USD | +25.3% |
| 2008 | 570.1 USD | +33.9% |
| 2009 | 413 USD | -27.6% |
| 2010 | 594.2 USD | +43.9% |
| 2011 | 623.9 USD | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 645.6 USD | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 595.5 USD | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 704.9 USD | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 599.6 USD | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 559.5 USD | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 675.6 USD | +20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 476.86 USD | 422.3 USD | 545.4 USD | 9 |
| 2000s | 401.38 USD | 295 USD | 570.1 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 624.85 USD | 559.5 USD | 704.9 USD | 8 |
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 seed cotton, unginned — producer price in South Africa?
- Seed cotton, unginned — producer price in South Africa was 675.6 USD in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 704.9 USD in 2014.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 295 USD in 2001.
- How does South Africa rank for seed cotton, unginned — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2017.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed cotton, unginned — Producer Price (USD/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.