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Annex III. Prices for CGIAR Priorities Analysis - (US$/Mt, 1987-89)

Commodity

Price

Market Source

Ref.

Apple

378

Unit export value developing countries

B

Banana

150

Export quality farm-gate price, Equador

E

Barley

128

Unit export value developing countries

B

Beans(Phas. Vulg)

591

Washington, FOB dealer, common dry bean

A

Beans(Phas. Vulg)

277

Average farm-gate price, Snap

E

Beef/buffalo

1,458

Argentina, FOB, all beef

A

Cabbage

136

Average producer price

D

Cassava

32-110

VOP est. $32 for dried, $47 for processed, and $110 for fresh cassava

E

Charcoal

182

Derived from FAO world prices

D

Chickpea

339

Average wholesale price, India

F

Cocoa

1,670

Unit export value developing countries

B

Coconut

143

Unit export value developing countries

B

Coffee

2,182

Unit export value developing countries

B

Cotton lint

1,244

Unit export value developing countries

B

Cowpea

591

Valued as common dry bean

A

Eggs

840

USA, farm-gate producer price

A

Fuelwood

41

Derived from FAO estimated world prices

D

Grapefruit

580

UK wholesale major markets

A

Grape

809

Unit export value developing countries

B

Groundnut

585

Unit export value developing countries

B

Inland capture

763

Calculated from production and value

D

Inland culture

1,474

Calculated from production and value

D

Lemon

774

France, wholesale

A

Lentil

489

UK, CIF Turkey

A

Maize

104

Unit export value developing countries

B

Marine capture

639

Calculated from production and value

D

Marine culture

1,561

Calculated from production and value

D

Milk

306

Average farm-gate price

E

Millet

132

Millet forecast price World Bank

D

Onion

235

Unit export value developing countries

B

Orange

512

France, FOR average price Morocco

A

Other Ind.R'wood

131

Derived from FAO world prices

D

Palm oil

365

Unit export value developing countries

B

Pigeon Pea

393

Average wholesale price; India

F

Pig meat

1,026

USA, wholesale, Omaka, Gilts

A

Pineapple

293

Unit export value developing countries

B

Plantain

144

Average farm-gate price, Colombia

E

Potato

180

Unit export value

B

Poultry

727

USA, farm-gate price, broiler

A

Rice

284

Milled Thai white, 5% broken, FOB Bangkok

A

Rubber

1,050

Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur FOB

A

Sawlogs (C)

97

Coniferous, USA, spruce/pine/fir

D

Sawlogs (NC)

296

Non-coniferous, Malaysia Meranti, standard

D

Sheep/goat meat

1,652

Unit export value developing countries

B

Sorghum

93

USA, Milo No.2, yellow, FOB Gulf

A

Soybeans

265

Rotterdam, CIF, US origin

A

Sugar

218

ISA Daily, raw FOB, Caribbean ports

A

Sweet potato

112

Unit export value

C

Tea

1,862

London auction, weighted avg., all origins

A

Tobacco

2,522

Unit export value developing countries

B

Tomato

195

Average production price 1984-86

D

Wheat

144

USA, Hard Winter No.2, FOB Gulf

A

Yam

105

Estimated price

D

References:

A = FAO Production Yearbook 1989;
B = FAO Trade Yearbook 1989;
C = CIP;
D = ACIAR;
E = CIAT;
F = ICRISAT.


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