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Guidelines, strategies, regulations, resolutions and agreements, at the international, regional, national and subnational levels that configure the actions of the State.

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Food and post-production costs (2025)
Post-farmgate activities account for 70 to 75 percent of what consumers pay. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).
Average cost of a healthy diet in LAC (2025)
The average cost of a healthy diet in Latin America and the Caribbean was $4.91 purchasing power parity (PPP) per person per day. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2026).
Global average cost of a healthy diet (2025)
The global average cost of a healthy diet rose to $4.28 purchasing power parity (PPP) per person per day. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).
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World population with food insecurity (2025)
Around 2.1 billion people (25.8% of the world's population) experienced moderate or severe food insecurity in 2025. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2026).

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Elimination of countervailing duties on ammonium sulfate imports originating in China in Mexico

Mexico’s Federal Official Gazette published the notice eliminating countervailing duties imposed on imports of ammonium sulfate originating in the People’s Republic of China, regardless of the cou...

Implementation- Ongoing

Peru: Law n° 32124: Amends the Law n° 31532 of financial relief for small agricultural producers affected by emergenci...

Law No. 32124 amends Law No. 31532, which establishes financial relief measures for small-scale agricultural producers affected by emergencies in the sector. The amendment authorizes the AGROPERÚ Fun...

Suspension of the "Rice Route" decree

Costa Rican court suspended a measure by President Rodrigo Chaves that had drastically reduced the tariff on rice imports. from 35% to 4%. The court decision is based on the fact that this tariff redu...

Removal of Urea Import Tariffs in Argentina

Measure implemented by the Government of Argentina to eliminate import tariffs on urea in order to reduce fertilizer costs, strengthen agricultural competitiveness, and improve access to strategic inp...

Implementation- Ongoing

Law for the mitigation and adaptation to the effects of climate change for the State of Colima.

The Law for Mitigation and Adaptation to the Effects of Climate Change for the State of Colima (LMACCCEC) is a state law in Mexico aimed at establishing the foundations for addressing climate change m...

Wine Tourism Development Fund in Argentina

The purpose of the FDE is to promote investments in micro and small producers and providers that improve their offer of wine tourism products and services, strengthening the value chain of the sector ...

Law 27685 on Promotion of the Development and Production of Modern Biotechnology and Nanotechnology

The law aims to promote the development and production of modern biotechnology and nanotechnology in Argentina until December 31, 2034. It defines modern biotechnology as technological applications ba...

Peru gives 180 tons of manure to farmers in response to fertilizer hikes/n

Peru delivers 180 tons of island guano, or manure, to nearly 6,000 small farmers in the Chancay valley, north of Lima, to guarantee their crops in the face of rising international fertilizer prices. A...

EU: REPowerEU Plan

The plan seeks to end the European Union's dependence on Russian fossil fuels and move towards a green transition and tackle climate change. The plan's measures would respond to energy savings, divers...

Peru: Law No. 31452: Exemption from Value Added Tax (IGV) on basic family basket of products

Law No. 31452 establishes that: - The sale or import of the following goods that make up the basic family food basket are exempted from the IGV in the country: fresh, refrigerated or frozen poultry me...

Law No. 6-22, which provisionally applies a zero tariff rate in the Customs Tariff to certain goods affecting the cost o...

Transitional law (6 months) applying a zero customs tariff rate to basic food items in the Dominican family basket in response to price increases driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine...

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The Mexican government expands the strategy for the delivery of domestically produced fertilizers to promote food secur...

The Mexican government, through SADER (Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development) and Pemex (Mexican petroleum), presented the fertilizer strategy for the national countryside which, by 2022, wil...