Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Between 70 % and 100 % was the increase in the volume of soybean, corn and wheat exports in Argentina (ECLAC, 2024).
The 228% increase in the volume of cotton exported, followed by a 54% increase in coffee and a 29% increase in beef and crude oil, were the largest increases in Brazil's exports (ECLAC, 2024).
The 1.2% drop in the volume of world trade in goods in 2023 was followed by a year-on-year growth of 1% between January and July 2024 (ECLAC, 2024).
15.5% was the average of global food exports represented by LAC between 2020 and 2022 (ECLAC, 2024).
8.4% and 5.6% represent the highest tariff equivalents of non-tariff measures in LAC intraregional trade, applied to the agriculture, hunting and fishing, and processed food sectors, respectively (ECLAC, 2024).
Almost 10% of global goods imports are estimated to be subject to restrictive measures in 2024 (ECLAC, 2024).
The food system has become more “global”, as exports from developing countries and emerging economies made up more than one-third of global agri-food exports by 2018 with around a third of global agricultural and food exports traded within global value chains
14.2 million tonnes is the projected increase in global trade in dairy products over the next 10 years, reaching that figure in 2032 (OECD and FAO, 2023).
70% is the projected level of export participation in the total value of production in Latin America and the Caribbean for 2033 (OECD and FAO, 2024).
70,000 million euros per year exceeded Spanish agri-food and fisheries exports for the first time (MAPA, 2024).
