Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
With 70% of the market, fertilizers dominate the agrochemical sector, leaving the remaining 30% for pesticides (Bullor et.al, 2023).
8% of the total fertilizers produced globally is consumed by Brazil (Bullor et.al, 2023).
43% of agrifoods in CARICOM have tariffs above 15%, almost three times more than in SICA countries, except for the Dominican Republic (FAO and IDB, 2024).
Nearly 70% of the tariff universe of agri-food products enjoys a preferential tariff of zero in Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago (FAO and IDB, 2024).
5% represents Central America of CARICOM's agri-food imports (FAO and IDB, 2024).
Nearly 50% of the exports that SICA makes to the world correspond to agri-food products (FAO and IDB, 2024).
22% of global agri-food exports corresponded to products of animal origin and 41% to those of plant origin (FAO and IDB, 2024).
70% of global agri-food trade corresponds to processed products, including meats, fats and oils, wines, various food preparations, cheeses, among others (FAO and IDB, 2024).
14% will increase crop and livestock production in Latin America and the Caribbean in the next 10 years (FAO, 2023).
23% of beef and buffalo meat, as well as 21.4% of poultry meat worldwide, is produced in Latin America and the Caribbean (FAO, 2023).
