Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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.
0.6% is the increase in real income that the United States International Trade Commission estimates has been generated by the country's bilateral and regional trade agreements.
