Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
7.6% is the average increase in selling prices in Mexico over the past two years, but half of those surveyed have not compensated for rising costs, selling at break-even or at a loss.
More than 70% of respondents increased their selling prices in the last two years in Australia, but these increases have not offset rising production and operating costs.
25% of respondents in New Zealand sell at a loss and half are breaking even due to rising costs not offset by rising prices.
A 27% increase in selling prices in Africa has not offset operating costs, leaving 75% of the industry at a loss or break-even.
85% of respondents in South America increased their prices by 13%, but 70% did not compensate for rising costs, and 44% sell at a loss or break even.
5% of GDP and 18% of employment in Latin America and the Caribbean come from agriculture (CEPALSTAT, 2023).
Twenty percent of the wheat exported in the season beginning July 1, 2023 will come from Russia.
463 million tons will be the estimated level of world cereal trade, the lowest in three years, with a drop of 2.6% compared to 2021/22.
Over the last 40 years, the share of food, measured in calories, crossing an international border rose from 12.3 percent to over 19 percent.
56% will be the projected reduction of the soybean harvest in Argentina in 2022/23 due to the lack of rainfall (Rosario Stock Exchange, 2023).
