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Droughts in Argentina

06/10/2023 Go to Evidence

44% was the reduction in the wheat harvest in Argentina for the 2022/23 campaign compared to the previous cycle, due to the absence of rain during the growing period (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).

ISPA, 2023

IICA (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura, Costa Rica). 2023. Perspectivas de la Agricultura y del Desarrollo Rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2023-2024. San José, Costa Rica.

COVID-19

06/10/2023 Go to Evidence

50 of the 74 trade measures adopted during the pandemic by LAC countries contributed significantly to facilitating trade (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).

ISPA, 2023

IICA (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura, Costa Rica). 2023. Perspectivas de la Agricultura y del Desarrollo Rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2023-2024. San José, Costa Rica.

Mercosur Exports

31/08/2023 Go to Evidence

45 billion euros in goods exported by Mercosur to the EU in 2021, while it imported goods worth 44 billion euros (Cosbey and Vogt-Schilb, 2023).

(Cosbey y Vogt-Schilb, 2023)

Cosbey, A., y Vogt-Schilb, A. (2023). Políticas de comercio internacional relacionadas con el clima: evaluación de los impactos en Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú. https://doi.org/10.18235/0005062

Impact of friendshoring

30/08/2023

Between 0.1% and 1% of real GDP in the US and Europe would be affected by friendshoring, with a higher impact of up to 4.7% in countries in between the West and its adversaries (IMF, 2023).

FMI

The Economist (August 30, 2023). What is “friendshoring”? https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2023/08/30/what-is-friendshoring

Impact of Fisheries

08/08/2023 Go to Evidence

3 billion people depend on the oceans for food, obtaining almost 20% of their animal protein intake from fisheries.

Los océanos mediante la pesca, abastecen a alrededor de 3 mil millones de personas que representa casi el 20% de la ingesta de proteínas de los animales.

Damania, Richard; Balseca, Esteban; de Fontaubert, Charlotte; Gill, Joshua; Kim, Kichan; Rentschler, Jun; Russ, Jason; Zaveri, Esha. 2023. Detox Development: Repurposing Environmentally Harmful Subsidies. © Washington, DC : World Bank.

Global: Cost increases

20/07/2023 Go to Evidence

50% of growers in the global fresh produce industry sold at a loss or broke even due to increased costs from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Global Coalition of Fresh Produce: Survey into costs and prices for fresh produce operators

Canada: Cost increases

20/07/2023 Go to Evidence

14% increase in prices did not offset the higher costs, affecting the respondents due to competition and low negotiation.

Global Coalition of Fresh Produce: Survey into costs and prices for fresh produce operators

Mexico: Cost increases

20/07/2023 Go to Evidence

7.6% is the average increase in selling prices in Mexico over the past two years, but half of those surveyed have not compensated for rising costs, selling at break-even or at a loss.

Global Coalition of Fresh Produce: Survey into costs and prices for fresh produce operators

Australia: Cost increases

20/07/2023 Go to Evidence

More than 70% of respondents increased their selling prices in the last two years in Australia, but these increases have not offset rising production and operating costs.

Global Coalition of Fresh Produce: Survey into costs and prices for fresh produce operators