Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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.
60% of the world's dietary energy intake is provided by wheat, rice and corn (FAO, 2023).
22% of sugarcane production and 16% of corn production are used for ethanol production (IFPRI, 2023).
59% of ethanol comes from corn, 22% from sugarcane, 2% from molasses, 2% from wheat and the rest from other crops (IFPRI, 2023).
29.5% represents the relationship between stocks and consumption of cereals in the world for the period 2022-2023 (FAO, 2023).
69 million tons per year is the average cereal loss over the last three decades (FAO, 2023).
40% of the calories consumed worldwide come from wheat, corn and rice.
4 main chain-of-custody approaches are used by VSS with varying levels of traceability: identity-preserved, segregated, mass balance, and book and claim (Larrea et al., 2021).
33% of the analyzed VSS (3 out of 9) include specific criteria concerning reforestation: Rainforest Alliance, RSPO and ISCC (Larrea et al., 2021).
