Logistics, Transport and Food Prices in LAC : Policy Guidance for Improving Efficiency and Reducing Costs

This introductory section explains the rationale for the guidance note, reflecting on the relevance of food prices in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), their impact on the poor and the effect that logistics and transport costs have on those pr...

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Main Authors:	Schwartz, Jordan, Guasch, Jose Luis, Wilmsmeier, Gordon, Stokenberga, Aiga
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS ROADS AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE AIM AIR AIR TRANSPORT AIRPORTS BEEF BENCHMARK BENCHMARKING BENCHMARKS BERTH BEVERAGES BILLS OF LADING BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSINGS BOTTLENECKS BRIDGE BULK CARRIERS BUSINESS LOGISTICS CABOTAGE CACAO CARGO CARGO CAPACITY CARGO HANDLING CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT CARGOES CARRIERS CARS CEREALS CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN CHARTER RATES CIF COCOA COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMPETITIVENESS CONGESTION CONSIGNMENT CONSUMER SURPLUS CONSUMERS CONTAINER CARGO CONTAINER SHIPS CONTAINERIZED CARGO CONTAINERS CORN COST ANALYSES COSTS OF TRANSPORT CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS DUTIES CUSTOMS PROCEDURES DAIRY DECENTRALIZATION DELIVERIES DEMURRAGE DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DOMESTIC TRANSPORT DRIVING ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIES OF SCALE EDIBLE OILS ELASTICITY FATS FOOD CHAIN FOOD EXPORTS FOOD IMPORTS FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCT FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SUPPLY FOODS FOOT TRAFFIC FORECASTING MODELS FORECASTS FREIGHT FREIGHT COSTS FREIGHT FLOWS FREIGHT RATES FREIGHT TRANSPORT FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FRUIT FRUITS FUEL FUEL COSTS GASOLINE GASOLINE TAXES GDP GRAINS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HIGHWAY HIGHWAYS IFPRI IMPACT OF TRANSPORT INEFFICIENCY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INLAND WATERWAYS INSPECTION INTERMODAL TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT INVENTORIES INVENTORY LAND TRANSPORT LAND USE LINER SHIPPING LOADING LOGISTICS CHAIN LOGISTICS COSTS LOGISTICS PLANNING LONG-DISTANCE MAIZE MANIFESTS MANUFACTURING MARITIME TRANSPORT MEAT MILLS MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION MODAL CHOICE MODAL SPLIT MODAL TRANSFERS MODE SPLIT MODERN TRANSPORT MODES OF TRANSPORT MONOPOLIES MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT NATIONAL LOGISTICS OATS OCEAN FREIGHT OCEAN TRANSPORT ORANGE ORANGE JUICE PALM OIL PASSENGER SERVICES PASSENGERS PERISHABLE GOODS PIERS PORT AUTHORITIES PORT CHARGES PORT FACILITIES PORT INFRASTRUCTURE PORT OF CALL PRICE CHANGES PROCESSED FOODS PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC WORKS PURCHASE PRICE QUALITY ASSURANCE RAIL RAILROAD RAILROADS REEFER CARGO REFRIGERATED CONTAINERS REFRIGERATED STORAGE REGIONAL LOGISTICS REGRESSION ANALYSES REGRESSION ANALYSIS RICE ROAD ROAD CONDITIONS ROAD FREIGHT RATES ROAD HAULAGE ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORK ROAD QUALITY ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROUTE ROUTES SAFETY SHIP COSTS SHIPMENTS SHIPPERS SHIPPING SHIPPING COMPANIES SHIPPING COSTS SHIPPING RATES SHIPPING ROUTES SHIPS SOYBEAN SPICES STORAGE CAPACITY STORAGE FACILITIES STRUCTURAL CHANGE SUGAR SUPERMARKETS SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SUPPLY CHAINS TAX TEA TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL COSTS TRADE BALANCE TRADE FACILITATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE LOGISTICS TRAFFIC TRANSFER FACILITIES TRANSPORT TRANSPORT AGENCIES TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT MARKETS TRANSPORT MODES TRANSPORT NETWORK TRANSPORT OF GOODS TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT RESEARCH TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COSTS TRANSPORTATION DATA TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS TRANSPORTATION PLAN TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TRANSSHIPMENT TRAVELERS TRIP TRIP LENGTH TRUCK DRIVERS TRUCKS TRUE TURNING BASINS VEGETABLES VEHICLE VEHICLE OPERATING VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS VEHICLES VESSELS WAREHOUSES WAREHOUSING WHEAT WHEAT FLOUR WINE
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