Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
2023 marked the beginning of clear declines in inflation in most LAC countries (OECD, 2024).
In January 2025, year-on-year food inflation was 5.6%. (World Food Programme, 2025).
Food imports in Guyana increased by 24% from 2022 to 2023. (World Food Programme, 2025).
201.4% was the year-on-year food price inflation in Argentina in September 2024, the highest in the región (FAO et al., 2025).
20% to 60% would increase meat prices if they reflected their true health, climate and environmental costs (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).
In 2023, dollar shortages worsened in Argentina due to drought, increasing inflation and food prices (World Bank, 2024).
11.7% was the median annual food inflation in LAC in December 2022, almost double the 5.9% of headline inflation (CELAC, 2024).
16% of total household expenditure in Latin America and the Caribbean is spent on food (OECD and FAO, 2023).
45% negative correlation exists between local soybean prices and distance to ports in Mato Grosso, indicating that prices decrease with increasing distance (Garrett et al., 2018).
38% represents the coefficient of variation around the trend of Costa Rica's export price between 1961 and 1997 (Bosselmann, 2008).
