Watermelons — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Watermelons — Producer Price was 3,190 LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — 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 watermelons — producer price in South Africa is 3,190 LCU, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.2% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — producer price in South Africa peaked at 4,421 LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 438 LCU, in 1991.
That places South Africa 47th out of 80 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.
Watermelons — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 438 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 485 LCU | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 542 LCU | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 621 LCU | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 587 LCU | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 746 LCU | +27.1% |
| 1997 | 653 LCU | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 794 LCU | +21.6% |
| 1999 | 612 LCU | -22.9% |
| 2000 | 602 LCU | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 745 LCU | +23.8% |
| 2002 | 1,021 LCU | +37.0% |
| 2003 | 984 LCU | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 1,011 LCU | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1,037 LCU | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1,087 LCU | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 1,408 LCU | +29.5% |
| 2008 | 1,747 LCU | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 1,598 LCU | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 868 LCU | -45.7% |
| 2011 | 1,794 LCU | +106.7% |
| 2012 | 2,127 LCU | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 2,068 LCU | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 3,341 LCU | +61.6% |
| 2015 | 2,676 LCU | -19.9% |
| 2016 | 2,254 LCU | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 1,829 LCU | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 3,007 LCU | +64.4% |
| 2019 | 2,433 LCU | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 2,940 LCU | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 3,426 LCU | +16.5% |
| 2023 | 4,421 LCU | +29.0% |
| 2024 | 4,324 LCU | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 3,190 LCU | -26.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 608.67 LCU | 438 LCU | 794 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,124 LCU | 602 LCU | 1,747 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,240 LCU | 868 LCU | 3,341 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,660 LCU | 2,940 LCU | 4,421 LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 44 Mexico 4,900 LCU compare
- 45 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4,409 LCU compare
- 46 Trinidad and Tobago 4,400 LCU compare
- 48 Morocco 3,153 LCU compare
- 49 Saudi Arabia 3,020 LCU compare
- 50 Fiji 2,826 LCU compare
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -51.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0001 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -6.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — producer price in South Africa?
- Watermelons — producer price in South Africa was 3,190 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4,421 LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest watermelons — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 438 LCU in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for watermelons — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 47th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is watermelons — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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 Watermelons — 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.