Watermelons — Producer Price in South Africa
South Africa: Watermelons — Producer Price was 239.4 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Watermelons — Producer Price in South Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for watermelons — producer price in South Africa is 239.4 USD, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — producer price in South Africa peaked at 296.1 USD in 2014 and was at its lowest, 86.5 USD, in 2001.
That places South Africa 62nd out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Watermelons — Producer Price in South Africa, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 158.6 USD | — |
| 1992 | 170.1 USD | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 165.9 USD | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 174.9 USD | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 161.8 USD | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 173.5 USD | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 141.7 USD | -18.3% |
| 1998 | 143.6 USD | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 100.2 USD | -30.2% |
| 2000 | 86.7 USD | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 86.5 USD | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 96.9 USD | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 130.1 USD | +34.3% |
| 2004 | 156.5 USD | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 163.1 USD | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 160.5 USD | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 199.8 USD | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 211.5 USD | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 188.6 USD | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 120.7 USD | -36.0% |
| 2011 | 214.3 USD | +77.5% |
| 2012 | 240.7 USD | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 247.2 USD | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 296.1 USD | +19.8% |
| 2015 | 88.9 USD | -70.0% |
| 2016 | 172.6 USD | +94.2% |
| 2017 | 184.1 USD | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 227.9 USD | +23.8% |
| 2023 | 258.5 USD | +13.4% |
| 2024 | 239.4 USD | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 154.48 USD | 100.2 USD | 174.9 USD | 9 |
| 2000s | 148.02 USD | 86.5 USD | 211.5 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 199.17 USD | 88.9 USD | 296.1 USD | 9 |
| 2020s | 248.95 USD | 239.4 USD | 258.5 USD | 2 |
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- 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 20.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.012 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import 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 239.4 USD in 2024, 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 296.1 USD in 2014.
- What is the lowest watermelons — producer price recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.5 USD in 2001.
- How does South Africa rank for watermelons — producer price?
- South Africa ranks 62nd out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — producer price rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. 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 Watermelons — 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.