Sesame seed — Producer Price in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sesame seed — Producer Price was 70,890 LCU in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Sesame seed — Producer Price in Nigeria, 1991–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sesame seed — producer price in Nigeria is 70,890 LCU, measured in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — producer price in Nigeria peaked at 72,880 LCU in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5,970 LCU, in 1991.
Nigeria ranks 17th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sesame seed — Producer Price in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5,970 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 9,792 LCU | +64.0% |
| 1993 | 13,388 LCU | +36.7% |
| 1994 | 26,307 LCU | +96.5% |
| 1995 | 50,103 LCU | +90.5% |
| 1996 | 41,028 LCU | -18.1% |
| 1997 | 38,392 LCU | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 37,611 LCU | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 46,532 LCU | +23.7% |
| 2000 | 51,134 LCU | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 68,090 LCU | +33.2% |
| 2011 | 67,890 LCU | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 72,880 LCU | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 70,890 LCU | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29,903 LCU | 5,970 LCU | 50,103 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 51,134 LCU | 51,134 LCU | 51,134 LCU | 1 |
| 2010s | 69,938 LCU | 67,890 LCU | 72,880 LCU | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sesame seed — producer price in Nigeria?
- Sesame seed — producer price in Nigeria was 70,890 LCU in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — producer price recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 72,880 LCU in 2012.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — producer price recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,970 LCU in 1991.
- How does Nigeria rank for sesame seed — producer price?
- Nigeria ranks 17th out of 33 countries with data for 2013.
- Is sesame seed — producer price rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sesame seed — Producer Price (LCU/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.