Sunflower seed — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Sunflower seed — Producer Price was 9,598 LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Sunflower seed — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sunflower seed — producer price in South Africa is 9,598 LCU, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — producer price in South Africa peaked at 10,776 LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 736 LCU, in 1991.
That places South Africa 24th out of 52 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sunflower seed — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 736 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 835 LCU | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 845 LCU | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 898 LCU | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 980 LCU | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 870 LCU | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 1,004 LCU | +15.4% |
| 1998 | 1,364 LCU | +35.9% |
| 1999 | 1,258 LCU | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 916 LCU | -27.2% |
| 2001 | 1,293 LCU | +41.2% |
| 2002 | 2,238 LCU | +73.1% |
| 2003 | 1,978 LCU | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 1,826 LCU | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 1,579 LCU | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 1,866 LCU | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 2,547 LCU | +36.5% |
| 2008 | 4,271 LCU | +67.7% |
| 2009 | 2,854 LCU | -33.2% |
| 2010 | 5,823 LCU | +104.0% |
| 2011 | 3,609 LCU | -38.0% |
| 2012 | 5,709 LCU | +58.2% |
| 2013 | 5,010 LCU | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 4,699 LCU | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 6,115 LCU | +30.1% |
| 2016 | 5,579 LCU | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 3,710 LCU | -33.5% |
| 2018 | 3,998 LCU | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 4,923 LCU | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 5,425 LCU | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 8,166 LCU | +50.5% |
| 2022 | 10,776 LCU | +32.0% |
| 2023 | 8,206 LCU | -23.8% |
| 2024 | 9,882 LCU | +20.4% |
| 2025 | 9,598 LCU | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 976.67 LCU | 736 LCU | 1,364 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,137 LCU | 916 LCU | 4,271 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,918 LCU | 3,609 LCU | 6,115 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,675 LCU | 5,425 LCU | 10,776 LCU | 6 |
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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 sunflower seed — producer price in South Africa?
- Sunflower seed — producer price in South Africa was 9,598 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 10,776 LCU in 2022.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 736 LCU in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for sunflower seed — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 24th out of 52 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sunflower seed — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sunflower 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.