Maize Producer Prices per Tonne from Africa Development Indicators

Africa Development Indicators provides producer price data for maize, measured in current US dollars per tonne. The dataset contains prices received by farmers for primary agricultural products, as defined in the SNA 93 standard. The producer price excludes value-added tax and separately invoiced transport charges.

Use Cases

• Analyze annual trends in maize producer_price per tonne across African countries.
• Compare maize producer_price levels between different countries or regions.
• Model the relationship between maize producer_price and other economic indicators like exchange rates or inflation.
• Assess the impact of agricultural policies on the producer_price received by farmers for maize.

Strengths

• Data is defined according to the standardized SNA 93 methodology.
• Focuses on a single, globally significant commodity (maize) for clear analysis.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows, columns, and time coverage is unknown.
• Data is limited to the African continent, not global.
• The recency and update frequency of the data are unspecified.

Provenance

Source

Africa Development Indicators via the World Bank.

Collection Method

Producer prices are amounts receivable by farmers from purchasers for a unit of output, excluding VAT and separately invoiced transport.

Geography

African countries (implied by source organization).