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Guadeloupe imports 82% of its food

06/09/2026 Go to Evidence

82% of Guadeloupe's food is imported, while production in the vegetable and livestock sectors has been declining for around ten years.

Agence France-Presse (2026).

Agence France-Presse. (2026, September 6). En Guadeloupe, la sécheresse met en péril la future récolte de canne à sucre. https://www-pp.afp.com/fr/en-guadeloupe-la-secheresse-met-en-peril-la-future-recolte-de-canne-sucre

Food prices nearly 90% above average

Nearly 90% above the five-year average is the level at which staple food prices remain in Haiti. Although inflation slowed slightly and some fuel prices declined, insecurity along major road corridors continues to raise logistics and marketing costs and constrain very poor households' economic access to food.

FEWS NET (2026)

FEWS NET. (2026). Haiti Key Message Update July 2026–January 2027: Conflict and elevated prices continue to restrict access to food in Haïti. https://fews.net/latin-america-and-caribbean/haiti/key-message-update/july-2026

Bolivia imports 89% of its wheat

29/07/2026 Go to Evidence

89% of the wheat consumed in Bolivia must be supplied through imports, while domestic production covers only 11% of demand.

AgroLatam.com (2026)

AgroLatam.com. (2026, 29 de julio). ¿Por qué Bolivia depende cada vez más del trigo y maíz importados? https://www.agrolatam.com/agricultura-latam/bolivia-deficit-trigo-maiz-importaciones-produccion/

Output covers a fraction of demand

29/07/2026 Go to Evidence

92,010 tonnes of wheat were produced by Bolivia in 2025, compared with estimated national demand of 850,000 tonnes per year.

AgroLatam.com (2026)

AgroLatam.com. (2026, 29 de julio). ¿Por qué Bolivia depende cada vez más del trigo y maíz importados? https://www.agrolatam.com/agricultura-latam/bolivia-deficit-trigo-maiz-importaciones-produccion/

Bolivia will import 37,500 tonnes

29/07/2026 Go to Evidence

37,500 tonnes of wheat and flour will be imported to supply the bakery sector, consisting of 30,000 tonnes of wheat and 7,500 tonnes of flour.

AgroLatam.com (2026)

AgroLatam.com. (2026, 29 de julio). ¿Por qué Bolivia depende cada vez más del trigo y maíz importados? https://www.agrolatam.com/agricultura-latam/bolivia-deficit-trigo-maiz-importaciones-produccion/

Average cost of a healthy diet in LAC (2025)

21/07/2026 Go to Evidence

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).

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura. (2026). The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026.

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

World population that suffered from hunger (2025)

21/07/2026 Go to Evidence

Around 645 million people were affected by hunger (7.8% of the world's population) in 2025. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura. (2026). UN report: Global hunger levels ease for third consecutive year as regional disparities persist.

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Global average cost of a healthy diet (2025)

21/07/2026 Go to Evidence

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).

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura. (2026). The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026.

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

World population with food insecurity (2025)

21/07/2026 Go to Evidence

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).

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura. (2026). UN report: Global hunger levels ease for third consecutive year as regional disparities persist.

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)