Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Two economies —Brazil and Mexico— face tensions in inflation expectations (OECD, 2024).
Five economies —Brazil, Chile, Peru, Mexico and Colombia— showed differentiated dynamics in inflation normalization (OECD, 2024).
Food imports in Guyana increased by 24% from 2022 to 2023. (World Food Programme, 2025).
In January 2025, year-on-year food inflation was 5.6%. (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).
-0.6% is the estimated initial reduction in Peru's GDP associated with El Niño and the loss reaches up to -5% in the second year; the CPI is approximately 4% above the counterfactual after one year and inflation expectations increase by up to 0.45 percentage points.
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).
-0.5, -0.6 and -0.9 percentage points are the estimated reductions in Colombia's economic growth in 2024 under moderate, strong and extreme El Niño scenarios, respectively; the estimated increases in inflation are 1.7, 2.3 and 3.3 percentage points.
