Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Coffee production has increased 75% since 1990 due to the growth of global wealth (EOM, 2024).
Only 2.5% of the final price of coffee reaches farmers for their work in cultivation and harvesting, while the roasting process and marketing represent 90% (EOM, 2024).
11.6% of Canada's exports and 8.5% of its imports are agri-food products, with a trade surplus of almost US$17 billion (OECD, 2024).
80.6 million tons of food goes unsold or uneaten after being grown, processed, transported or stored, representing 40% of all food produced in the U.S. (ReFED, 2021).
14.8 billion dollars was the base amount of export subsidies from the European Union, reducing to 9.4 billion dollars in 2000, making it the world's largest provider of such support (de Gorter, Ingco, & Ruiz, 2002, p. 4).
250% increased corn imports in Mexico between 1994 and 2006 under NAFTA framework, showing a significant increase in external dependency (Arroyo, 2009).
100% of coffee is the second most valuable product in the international market after oil (Bosselmann, 2008).
38% represents the coefficient of variation around the trend of Costa Rica's export price between 1961 and 1997 (Bosselmann, 2008).
100% of organic systems include designations such as ecological, biodynamic, natural, regenerative, biological, agroecological or permaculture according to Law 10.831/03 (Sanchez et al., 2021).
USD 17.7 million reached Argentina's agricultural bioinputs exports in 2021, with a target of USD 35.4 million by 2030 (Argentine Ministry of Economy, 2023).
