Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
19.0 % of China's total exports of goods went to the United States in 2017, a figure that declined to 14.8 % in 2023 (ECLAC, 2024).
A 52 % was the growth of U.S. imports from Mexico between 2017 and 2023, reaching a value of US$480 billion (ECLAC, 2024).
2.1% was the year-on-year fall in the price index of the main commodities exported by LAC (ECLAC, 2024).
9.5% is the projected annual decline in the price index for agricultural and livestock products (ECLAC, 2024).
A 5% drop in exports of goods in Honduras was driven by a reduction in the export volumes of coffee (-10%), palm oil (-34%), bananas (-9%) and textile products (-70%) (ECLAC, 2024).
Between 70 % and 100 % was the increase in the volume of soybean, corn and wheat exports in Argentina (ECLAC, 2024).
The 228% increase in the volume of cotton exported, followed by a 54% increase in coffee and a 29% increase in beef and crude oil, were the largest increases in Brazil's exports (ECLAC, 2024).
In 13 LAC countries, bioeconomic products represent 17.2% of production, 12.5% of imports, 28.6% of exports and 24.9% of final consumption (ECLAC, 2024).
54% of the world's population lives in urban areas and is expected to reach 66% by 2050 (Gutiérrez et al., 2019).
Almost 70% of deforestation in Latin America between 2000 and 2010 was caused by commercial agriculture (Gutiérrez et al., 2019).
