Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
5.2 million sheep in the United States, including 3.8 million breeding sheep, were distributed across more than 100,000 farms in 2020 (UNCCD, 2024).
730,000 hectares of rangeland were converted to cropland in the U.S. Great Plains in 2020 (UNCCD, 2024).
35% of the global agricultural bio-based products market growth will originate from North America between 2024-2028 (Technavio, 2024).
18% and 10% was the yield decrease in the US for corn and soybeans as a result of temperature increase in 2012 (Wescott et al., 2013).
69% of world soybean production comes from the United States and Brazil (Food Alliance, 2021).
1% and 4.7% are the projected increases in export value, with the greatest dynamism concentrated in the United States and China, respectively (ECLAC, 2023).
2% is the average loss of productivity for each additional degree in the United States, on days when temperatures exceed 25 °C (ECLAC, 2024).
Soybean prices fell by 8.6% in 2023 compared to the previous year, in a context of high volatility due to factors such as the drought in Argentina and Uruguay, the record harvest in Brazil and Chinese demand (IDB, 2024).
Between 0.1% and 1% of real GDP in the US and Europe would be affected by friendshoring, with a higher impact of up to 4.7% in countries in between the West and its adversaries (IMF, 2023).
14% of cereals and 4.5% of soybeans traded globally pass through the Suez Canal.
