Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Agriculture contributes 8% of GDP and 64% of exports (2016) in Argentina.
540 billion dollars are spent annually on producer support, two-thirds of which distort prices and damage the environment (FAO, UNDP and UNEP, 2021).
USD 9,146 is the cost per 40-foot container, six times the five-year average through 2019.
3 private sustainability standards (RSPO, ISCC and POIG) are required as binding obligation for preferential tariff treatment in Switzerland under CEPA (Larrea et al., 2021).
1-1.5 percentage points was the additional growth experienced by poor countries that liberalized trade, accumulating to 10-20% after a decade.
The FAO Food Price Index rose by 39.7% in May 2021 compared to the same period last year.
90% of fresh fruit imports in the United States came from Latin America in 2016 (IDB, 2019).
To US$5 billion in 2019 amounted to Peruvian agricultural exports, 12% in total exports (IDB, 2019).
US$562 million moved Mexico in pork exports to Japan in 2018, a country that has been the main importer of this product in the world (IDB, 2019).
1.3 million tons per year of pork positioned Mexico as the 15th largest producer in the world in 2018 (IDB, 2019).
