The price of basic foodstuffs increased by 6.1% after two months of blockade in Hormuz (INFOBAE, 2026).

During the 2023–24 El Niño drought, daily Panama Canal transits fell to 24 vessels (versus the usual 36), with draft restrictions set at 44 feet. NOAA warns the 2026–27 El Niño could again lower Gatún Lake levels and replicate these disruptions, directly impacting regional agrifood trade.

Natural gas prices, the main input for fertilizers, increased by up to 50%, driving up the cost of the sector (Agrolatam, 2026).

Ecotrade is an initiative funded by the European Union and implemented by the Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration (SIECA), which, as a strategic partner, supports the strengthening of regional economic integration. The program aims to facilitate, streamline, and make trade between Central American countries and the European Union more sustainable by modernizing processes, improving connectivity, and reducing trade barriers, thereby contributing to a more competitive region with greater opportunities for people and businesses.

A financing project granted by IDB Invest to Profertil S.A. to support the production and marketing of nitrogen fertilizers (urea) in Argentina. The initiative aims to strengthen food security, improve production efficiency, and ensure the supply of key inputs for the agricultural sector through working capital investment and/or refinancing.

An industrial project led by Pampa Energía for the construction of a fertilizer production plant (primarily urea) in the port complex of Bahía Blanca, Argentina. The initiative aims to utilize natural gas (especially from Vaca Muerta) as an input for producing fertilizers for the domestic market and for export, mainly to Brazil.

High-level official forum held in Brasilia from March 2 to 6, 2026, where the 33 Member States of Latin America and the Caribbean —represented by Heads of State, Ministers of Agriculture, and other key actors— define the strategic priorities and guidelines that will shape FAO's work during the 2026–2027 biennium. The conference articulates four regional priorities: efficient, inclusive, and sustainable production; ending hunger and achieving food security; sustainable natural resource management and climate change adaptation; and reducing inequalities and poverty. The event also included the regional launch of the International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026 and the signing of strategic cooperation agreements.

Argentine government regulations introduce provisions to regulate the import, sale, and/or control of fertilizers in the context of tensions in international input markets. The measure aims to ensure domestic supply, improve fertilizer availability, and facilitate conditions for the agricultural sector in the face of price volatility and external restrictions.

Uruguay's Single Window for Foreign Trade (VUCE) digital platform centralizes and simplifies procedures related to the registration, authorization, and import of fertilizers. It allows companies to manage applications online with the General Directorate of Agricultural Services (DGSA), improving the efficiency, traceability, and control of agricultural inputs in the country.

Sustainable artisanal fisheries and bio-businesses for food security with market access in the Peru–Colombia Border Integration Zone is a binational technical cooperation initiative in the Putumayo River basin aimed at strengthening sustainable artisanal fishing and food security. It promotes cross-border governance through a binational roundtable, diagnostics and monitoring campaigns focused on water quality and fish species of commercial interest. It supports fisheries value-chain bio-businesses through awareness and technical training, financial education, technical assistance, formulation of business models and non-reimbursable equipment support, plus binational fairs and strategic commercial alliances. It also includes community food security plans, training in good food practices, field schools and collective solutions for access to safe water such as collection, filtration and storage. The initiative is implemented in Peru and Colombia over 24 months, financed by the Colombia–Peru Border Integration Zone Development Fund, with a required start in September 2025.

This technical cooperation aims to strengthen the institutional capacities of the Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER) through the development and implementation of strategic tools and specialized instruments that increase the effectiveness of public policies oriented towards sectoral competitiveness and sustainability of the Mexican agricultural and fishing sector. The TC will support studies, methodologies and specialized consultancies that will strengthen the registry and program roster system, the agricultural and rural statistics system, including support in remote sensing methodologies and direct marketing models between small and medium producers. It will also finance the development of a Master Plan for Sustainable Development of Fishing, Aquaculture and Mariculture in the Peninsula and Gulf of California. The project seeks to address the structural challenges of the Mexican agricultural sector related to limited institutional capacities, fragmented information systems and barriers to the inclusion of small and medium producers. The initiative contributes directly to strengthening national food security through more effective and sustainable public policies.

IDB technical cooperation aimed at designing a national system that generates and disseminates relevant and timely information for the design, monitoring, and evaluation of competitiveness and sustainability policies for Salvadoran coffee growing. The project seeks to strengthen the coffee sector's information systems by developing a statistical system comprised of a coffee grower registry, a georeferenced coffee census, and complementary surveys that generate dynamic data with national coverage. It includes the design of mechanisms for capturing and analyzing information from national and international markets, as well as traceability systems using blockchain methodology. The project addresses the problem of the lack of specialized information that limits the design and implementation of effective policies for a sector that represents 22% of the country's forests and has historically been a national economic driver. The initiative supports the execution of loan ES-L1135 "Strengthening the Climate Resilience of Coffee Forests in El Salvador."