Agricultural Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean : Harnessing Trade to Feed the World and Promote Development

The United Nations estimates that global food demand will double by 2050, with much of that growth in developing countries. The world will have 2.3 billion more people, and given the deep transformation of growth trajectories in low-income countrie...

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Main Authors: Chaherli, Nabil, Nash, John
Format: Commodities Study
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
GDP
OIL
TAX
WTO
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17886002/agricultural-exports-latin-america-caribbean-harnessing-trade-feed-world-promote-development
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topic ACCESS ROADS
ACCESSIBILITY
ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES
AGGREGATE EXPORTS
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
AGRICULTURAL EXPORTERS
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL MARKETS
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL TRADE
AGRICULTURE
ALTERNATIVE INSTRUMENTS
ANIMAL FODDER
AUTO INDUSTRY
BANANAS
BEEF
BENCHMARKING
BEVERAGES
BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
BORDER CROSSING
BORDER CROSSINGS
BORDER MANAGEMENT
BOTTLENECKS
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CASSAVA
CEREAL PRODUCTION
CEREALS
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLOSED ECONOMY
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPARATIVE DISADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVENESS
CONGESTION
CONSUMERS
CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
CORN
COUNTRY OF DESTINATION
CROSSING
CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
DAIRY
DEFORESTATION
DEREGULATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DIMINISHING RETURNS
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
DOMESTIC TRANSPORT
DRIVERS
DRIVING
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ECONOMIC SECTORS
ECONOMIC TRENDS
ECONOMICS
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EMISSIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTS
EQUILIBRIUM
EXCHANGE RATE POLICY
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPORT BARRIERS
EXPORT BIAS
EXPORT GROWTH
EXPORT PATTERNS
EXPORT STRUCTURE
EXPORT TAXES
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL TRADE
FACTOR ANALYSIS
FARES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FISH
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
FOOD DEMAND
FOOD EXPORT
FOOD EXPORTS
FOOD IMPORTS
FOOD POLICY
FOOD POLICY RESEARCH
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCT
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD SURPLUS
FOOD TRADING
FREE TRADE
FREIGHT
FREIGHT TRANSPORT
FRUIT
FRUITS
FUEL
FUEL PRODUCTION
FUELS
GDP
GINI COEFFICIENT
GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
GLOBAL FOOD SUPPLY
GLOBAL MARKETS
GLOBAL TRADE
GRAIN PRODUCTION
GRAINS
GRAVITY MODEL
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
HEAVY TRAFFIC
HIGH TRADE BARRIERS
HIGH TRANSPORTATION
HYDROCARBON
IMPORT BARRIERS
IMPORT COSTS
INCOME
INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING
INLAND TRANSPORT
INSPECTION
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL PRICES
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVENTORY
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MAIZE
MARITIME TRANSPORT
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET SHARE
MARKET SHARES
MEAL
MEAT
MEATS
METALS
MONOPOLIES
MULTILATERAL SYSTEM
MUTUAL RECOGNITION
MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF STANDARDS
MUTUAL TRADE
NATURAL ENDOWMENTS
NET EXPORTS
OIL
PER CAPITA INCOMES
PERISHABLE GOODS
POLICY ENVIRONMENT
POPULATION GROWTH
POSITIVE EFFECTS
POTATOES
PREFERENTIAL TRADE
PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
PRICE CONTROLS
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS
PRICE INCREASES
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY
PRODUCTION PATTERNS
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PROTECTIONISM
RAIL
RAIL FREIGHT
RAILROADS
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REAL EXCHANGE RATES
REGIONAL TRADE
REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
RESOURCE USE
RICE
RISK MANAGEMENT
RIVER BASINS
ROAD
ROAD HAULAGE
ROAD MAINTENANCE
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROADS
RULES OF ORIGIN
RURAL ROADS
RURAL TRANSPORT
SAFETY
SEAFOOD
SHARE OF WORLD EXPORTS
SOYBEAN
SOYBEANS
SPECIALIZATION
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
SUBTROPICAL FRUITS
SUGAR
SUGARCANE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TARIFF CONCESSIONS
TARIFF REDUCTION
TARIFF REDUCTIONS
TAX
TAXATION
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TEMPERATURE CONTROL
TRADE AGREEMENT
TRADE AGREEMENTS
TRADE BALANCE
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE DIVERSION
TRADE FACILITATION
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE LOGISTICS
TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
TRADE PATTERNS
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE REFORM
TRADE REFORMS
TRADE REGIME
TRADE REGIMES
TRADE STRUCTURE
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC CONGESTION
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRANSPORT EFFICIENCY
TRANSPORT OPERATORS
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION COSTS
TRUE
VALUE ADDED
VEGETABLE OILS
VEGETABLES
VEHICLE
WHEAT
WINE
WORLD MARKETS
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
spellingShingle ACCESS ROADS
ACCESSIBILITY
ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES
AGGREGATE EXPORTS
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
AGRICULTURAL EXPORTERS
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL MARKETS
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL TRADE
AGRICULTURE
ALTERNATIVE INSTRUMENTS
ANIMAL FODDER
AUTO INDUSTRY
BANANAS
BEEF
BENCHMARKING
BEVERAGES
BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
BORDER CROSSING
BORDER CROSSINGS
BORDER MANAGEMENT
BOTTLENECKS
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CASSAVA
CEREAL PRODUCTION
CEREALS
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLOSED ECONOMY
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPARATIVE DISADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVENESS
CONGESTION
CONSUMERS
CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
CORN
COUNTRY OF DESTINATION
CROSSING
CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
DAIRY
DEFORESTATION
DEREGULATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DIMINISHING RETURNS
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
DOMESTIC TRANSPORT
DRIVERS
DRIVING
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ECONOMIC SECTORS
ECONOMIC TRENDS
ECONOMICS
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EMISSIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTS
EQUILIBRIUM
EXCHANGE RATE POLICY
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPORT BARRIERS
EXPORT BIAS
EXPORT GROWTH
EXPORT PATTERNS
EXPORT STRUCTURE
EXPORT TAXES
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL TRADE
FACTOR ANALYSIS
FARES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FISH
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
FOOD DEMAND
FOOD EXPORT
FOOD EXPORTS
FOOD IMPORTS
FOOD POLICY
FOOD POLICY RESEARCH
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCT
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD SURPLUS
FOOD TRADING
FREE TRADE
FREIGHT
FREIGHT TRANSPORT
FRUIT
FRUITS
FUEL
FUEL PRODUCTION
FUELS
GDP
GINI COEFFICIENT
GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
GLOBAL FOOD SUPPLY
GLOBAL MARKETS
GLOBAL TRADE
GRAIN PRODUCTION
GRAINS
GRAVITY MODEL
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
HEAVY TRAFFIC
HIGH TRADE BARRIERS
HIGH TRANSPORTATION
HYDROCARBON
IMPORT BARRIERS
IMPORT COSTS
INCOME
INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING
INLAND TRANSPORT
INSPECTION
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL PRICES
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVENTORY
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MAIZE
MARITIME TRANSPORT
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET SHARE
MARKET SHARES
MEAL
MEAT
MEATS
METALS
MONOPOLIES
MULTILATERAL SYSTEM
MUTUAL RECOGNITION
MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF STANDARDS
MUTUAL TRADE
NATURAL ENDOWMENTS
NET EXPORTS
OIL
PER CAPITA INCOMES
PERISHABLE GOODS
POLICY ENVIRONMENT
POPULATION GROWTH
POSITIVE EFFECTS
POTATOES
PREFERENTIAL TRADE
PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
PRICE CONTROLS
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS
PRICE INCREASES
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY
PRODUCTION PATTERNS
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PROTECTIONISM
RAIL
RAIL FREIGHT
RAILROADS
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REAL EXCHANGE RATES
REGIONAL TRADE
REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
RESOURCE USE
RICE
RISK MANAGEMENT
RIVER BASINS
ROAD
ROAD HAULAGE
ROAD MAINTENANCE
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROADS
RULES OF ORIGIN
RURAL ROADS
RURAL TRANSPORT
SAFETY
SEAFOOD
SHARE OF WORLD EXPORTS
SOYBEAN
SOYBEANS
SPECIALIZATION
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
SUBTROPICAL FRUITS
SUGAR
SUGARCANE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TARIFF CONCESSIONS
TARIFF REDUCTION
TARIFF REDUCTIONS
TAX
TAXATION
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TEMPERATURE CONTROL
TRADE AGREEMENT
TRADE AGREEMENTS
TRADE BALANCE
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE DIVERSION
TRADE FACILITATION
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE LOGISTICS
TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
TRADE PATTERNS
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE REFORM
TRADE REFORMS
TRADE REGIME
TRADE REGIMES
TRADE STRUCTURE
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC CONGESTION
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRANSPORT EFFICIENCY
TRANSPORT OPERATORS
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION COSTS
TRUE
VALUE ADDED
VEGETABLE OILS
VEGETABLES
VEHICLE
WHEAT
WINE
WORLD MARKETS
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
Chaherli, Nabil
Nash, John
Agricultural Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean : Harnessing Trade to Feed the World and Promote Development
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Caribbean
Latin America
description The United Nations estimates that global food demand will double by 2050, with much of that growth in developing countries. The world will have 2.3 billion more people, and given the deep transformation of growth trajectories in low-income countries, they will be increasingly affluent, with demands for more, different, and better food. While countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are quite heterogeneous in their production potential, overall they are well equipped to contribute to meeting this challenge. LAC has always maintained a strong comparative advantage in agricultural production, as indicated not only by its position as a net food exporter but also by its high comparative advantage. LAC is also well endowed in renewable water resources, with about a third of the 42,000 cubic kilometers worldwide. Per capita, LAC has the highest endowment of renewable water among developing regions, though some sub regions in LAC face higher than average scarcity. This report's in-depth look at Argentina and Brazil identifies looming logistics and policy issues that threaten to derail these locomotives of agricultural growth and some policy choices that have contributed to their success and that might be worth emulating. While LAC countries have substantially reduced the anti-export and anti-agricultural biases in their trade regimes, this bias remains significant in some countries. Argentina, a major food exporter, imposes export taxes and quantitative controls, with considerable adverse consequences for the sector and the global food trade system. For LAC countries' agricultural sectors to stay competitive, it is important to appropriately manage the real exchange rate to minimize Dutch disease.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Commodities Study
author Chaherli, Nabil
Nash, John
author_facet Chaherli, Nabil
Nash, John
author_sort Chaherli, Nabil
title Agricultural Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean : Harnessing Trade to Feed the World and Promote Development
title_short Agricultural Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean : Harnessing Trade to Feed the World and Promote Development
title_full Agricultural Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean : Harnessing Trade to Feed the World and Promote Development
title_fullStr Agricultural Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean : Harnessing Trade to Feed the World and Promote Development
title_full_unstemmed Agricultural Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean : Harnessing Trade to Feed the World and Promote Development
title_sort agricultural exports from latin america and the caribbean : harnessing trade to feed the world and promote development
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17886002/agricultural-exports-latin-america-caribbean-harnessing-trade-feed-world-promote-development
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16048
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spelling okr-10986-160482021-04-23T14:03:22Z Agricultural Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean : Harnessing Trade to Feed the World and Promote Development Chaherli, Nabil Nash, John ACCESS ROADS ACCESSIBILITY ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES AGGREGATE EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL EXPORTERS AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURE ALTERNATIVE INSTRUMENTS ANIMAL FODDER AUTO INDUSTRY BANANAS BEEF BENCHMARKING BEVERAGES BILATERAL AGREEMENTS BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSINGS BORDER MANAGEMENT BOTTLENECKS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CASSAVA CEREAL PRODUCTION CEREALS CLIMATE CHANGE CLOSED ECONOMY COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE DISADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONGESTION CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION PATTERNS CORN COUNTRY OF DESTINATION CROSSING CUSTOMS CLEARANCE DAIRY DEFORESTATION DEREGULATION DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DIMINISHING RETURNS DOMESTIC PRODUCTION DOMESTIC TRANSPORT DRIVERS DRIVING ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC SECTORS ECONOMIC TRENDS ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMISSIONS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTS EQUILIBRIUM EXCHANGE RATE POLICY EXCHANGE RATES EXPORT BARRIERS EXPORT BIAS EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT PATTERNS EXPORT STRUCTURE EXPORT TAXES EXPORTS EXTERNAL TRADE FACTOR ANALYSIS FARES FINANCIAL CRISIS FISH FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS FOOD DEMAND FOOD EXPORT FOOD EXPORTS FOOD IMPORTS FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCT FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SECURITY FOOD SURPLUS FOOD TRADING FREE TRADE FREIGHT FREIGHT TRANSPORT FRUIT FRUITS FUEL FUEL PRODUCTION FUELS GDP GINI COEFFICIENT GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS GLOBAL FOOD SUPPLY GLOBAL MARKETS GLOBAL TRADE GRAIN PRODUCTION GRAINS GRAVITY MODEL GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS HEAVY TRAFFIC HIGH TRADE BARRIERS HIGH TRANSPORTATION HYDROCARBON IMPORT BARRIERS IMPORT COSTS INCOME INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING INLAND TRANSPORT INSPECTION INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL PRICES INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTORY LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC POLICY MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MAIZE MARITIME TRANSPORT MARKET ACCESS MARKET SHARE MARKET SHARES MEAL MEAT MEATS METALS MONOPOLIES MULTILATERAL SYSTEM MUTUAL RECOGNITION MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF STANDARDS MUTUAL TRADE NATURAL ENDOWMENTS NET EXPORTS OIL PER CAPITA INCOMES PERISHABLE GOODS POLICY ENVIRONMENT POPULATION GROWTH POSITIVE EFFECTS POTATOES PREFERENTIAL TRADE PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS PRICE CONTROLS PRICE FLUCTUATIONS PRICE INCREASES PRODUCERS PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY PRODUCTION PATTERNS PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROTECTIONISM RAIL RAIL FREIGHT RAILROADS REAL EXCHANGE RATE REAL EXCHANGE RATES REGIONAL TRADE REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS RESOURCE USE RICE RISK MANAGEMENT RIVER BASINS ROAD ROAD HAULAGE ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORK ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS RULES OF ORIGIN RURAL ROADS RURAL TRANSPORT SAFETY SEAFOOD SHARE OF WORLD EXPORTS SOYBEAN SOYBEANS SPECIALIZATION STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT SUBTROPICAL FRUITS SUGAR SUGARCANE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TARIFF CONCESSIONS TARIFF REDUCTION TARIFF REDUCTIONS TAX TAXATION TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TEMPERATURE CONTROL TRADE AGREEMENT TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE BALANCE TRADE BARRIERS TRADE DIVERSION TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FLOWS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE LOGISTICS TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE PATTERNS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE REFORM TRADE REFORMS TRADE REGIME TRADE REGIMES TRADE STRUCTURE TRAFFIC TRAFFIC CONGESTION TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT EFFICIENCY TRANSPORT OPERATORS TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COSTS TRUE VALUE ADDED VEGETABLE OILS VEGETABLES VEHICLE WHEAT WINE WORLD MARKETS WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO The United Nations estimates that global food demand will double by 2050, with much of that growth in developing countries. The world will have 2.3 billion more people, and given the deep transformation of growth trajectories in low-income countries, they will be increasingly affluent, with demands for more, different, and better food. While countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are quite heterogeneous in their production potential, overall they are well equipped to contribute to meeting this challenge. LAC has always maintained a strong comparative advantage in agricultural production, as indicated not only by its position as a net food exporter but also by its high comparative advantage. LAC is also well endowed in renewable water resources, with about a third of the 42,000 cubic kilometers worldwide. Per capita, LAC has the highest endowment of renewable water among developing regions, though some sub regions in LAC face higher than average scarcity. This report's in-depth look at Argentina and Brazil identifies looming logistics and policy issues that threaten to derail these locomotives of agricultural growth and some policy choices that have contributed to their success and that might be worth emulating. While LAC countries have substantially reduced the anti-export and anti-agricultural biases in their trade regimes, this bias remains significant in some countries. Argentina, a major food exporter, imposes export taxes and quantitative controls, with considerable adverse consequences for the sector and the global food trade system. For LAC countries' agricultural sectors to stay competitive, it is important to appropriately manage the real exchange rate to minimize Dutch disease. 2013-10-02T22:13:22Z 2013-10-02T22:13:22Z 2013-05-20 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17886002/agricultural-exports-latin-america-caribbean-harnessing-trade-feed-world-promote-development http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16048 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Commodities Study Economic & Sector Work Latin America & Caribbean Caribbean Latin America