Rice Paddy Producer Price Per Tonne in Current US Dollars

Africa Development Indicators provides producer price data for rice paddy per tonne in current US dollars. The dataset contains prices received by farmers for their primary output, defined according to SNA 93 standards. It excludes value-added tax and separately invoiced transport charges.

Use Cases

• Analyze annual or quarterly producer price trends for rice paddy using the price-per-tonne time-series data.
• Model farm-level revenue by correlating producer price data with regional production volume estimates.
• Compare rice paddy producer price differentials across countries or regions covered by the dataset.

Strengths

• Data adheres to the standardized SNA 93 definition for producer prices, ensuring methodological consistency.
• Focus on a single, globally significant agricultural commodity (rice paddy) allows for targeted analysis.

Limitations

• Sample size, temporal coverage, and geographic scope are unspecified, limiting assessment of representativeness.
• The dataset lacks accompanying columns for volume, currency conversion factors, or production costs, restricting multivariate analysis.

Provenance

Source

Africa Development Indicators via the World Bank platform.

Collection Method

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