Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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).
12% of the formal labor force in Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Chile and Argentina was engaged in agriculture, mainly in rural areas (FAO, 2020).
14% of cereals and 4.5% of soybeans traded globally pass through the Suez Canal.
More than 11,000 small cotton producers in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, Paraguay and Peru have benefited from the +Cotton project (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
66% of the increase in Brazil's agrifood trade balance in 2022 came from oilseeds (+19.2%), followed by meats (+4.6%) (OPSAa/IICA, n.d.).
USD 60 million has been allocated to ten projects between Brazil and FAO to reduce poverty through South-South Cooperation (FAO and ABC/MRE, 2022).
43% of the Latin American biocontrol market was accounted for by Brazil in 2021, projected to increase to 59% by the end of the decade.
Every $1 million invested in climate adaptation infrastructure in the construction sector creates about 160 jobs in Brazil.
US$2,139.9 million is generated by the production of non-timber forest products, exceeding the US$612.06 million generated by the extraction of timber logs.
750,000 families of family farmers, villages and traditional communities in the Brazilian Amazon can benefit from this initiative.
