New Zealand: Cost increases

25% of respondents in New Zealand sell at a loss and half are breaking even due to rising costs not offset by rising prices.

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

Africa: Increasing costs

A 27% increase in selling prices in Africa has not offset operating costs, leaving 75% of the industry at a loss or break-even.

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

South America: Cost increases

85% of respondents in South America increased their prices by 13%, but 70% did not compensate for rising costs, and 44% sell at a loss or break even.

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

Agricultural employment

5% of GDP and 18% of employment in Latin America and the Caribbean come from agriculture (CEPALSTAT, 2023).

El 5% del PIB contribuye la agricultura en América Latina y el Caribe y representa el 18% de la población ocupada (CEPALSTAT, 2023).

CEPAL (2023). La digitalización al servicio de la transición agroecológica

Russian exports of wheat

Twenty percent of the wheat exported in the season beginning July 1, 2023 will come from Russia.

Bloomberg, July 2023

Bloomberg (June 30 2023). Russia is seeking to tighten its grip on World

Cereals trade

463 million tons will be the estimated level of world cereal trade, the lowest in three years, with a drop of 2.6% compared to 2021/22.

Perspectivas Alimentarias, FAO (2022)

Cross-border food flows

Over the last 40 years, the share of food, measured in calories, crossing an international border rose from 12.3 percent to over 19 percent.

The Free Flow of Goods and Food Security and Nutrition, IFPRI (2018)

Crop reduction

56% will be the projected reduction of the soybean harvest in Argentina in 2022/23 due to the lack of rainfall (Rosario Stock Exchange, 2023).

Bolsa de Comercio de Rosario, 2023

Bolsa de Comercio de Rosario. 2023. Estadísticas sobre Mercado Físico de Granos (en línea, sitio web). Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

Banana exports by LAC

63% of world exports of fresh bananas and plantains in 2022 came from Latin America and the Caribbean, with Ecuador, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras as the main exporters (IICA, Trade Data Monitor).

CEPAL, FAO, IICA, 2023

CEPAL; FAO; IICA. 2021. Perspectivas de la agricultura y del desarrollo rural en las Amé- ricas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2023-2024 (en línea). San José, Costa Rica, IICA. Consultado 28 jun. 2023.

Evidence detail

CEPAL, FAO, IICA, 2023

CEPAL; FAO; IICA. 2023. Perspectivas de la agricultura y del desarrollo rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2023-2024