Agricultural trade structure, disruptions, and competitiveness in Latin America and the Caribbean

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dc.creatorPiñeiro, Valeria
dc.creatorGianatiempo, Juan Pablo
dc.creatorRueda, Jorge
dc.creatorMesquita Moreira, Mauricio
dc.date2026-06-30
dc.date2026-06-24T19:28:44Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:26:59Z
dc.descriptionLatin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has a central position in global agricultural trade, both as a major exporter of staple commodities and as a region increasingly exposed to shifts in global demand, trade policy, and geopolitical fragmentation. Recent developments show that agrifood trade is no longer shaped primarily by gradual liberalization or isolated tariff disputes. Instead, it is being reshaped by a more complex environment in which higher tariffs coexist with selective application, exemptions, and preferential treatment. A key insight emerging from recent trade shocks is that markets can adjust, but adjustment increasingly takes place through the reallocation of trade flows rather than through smooth prices or production responses. This has important implications for LAC, where trade is often concentrated around a limited number of products and destinations. As adjustment costs rise, outcomes depend less on aggregate performance and more on structural characteristics such as diversification, bargaining power, and institutional capacity. Against this backdrop, the chapter situates LAC’s experience within the broader global debate, emphasizing the need to align national and regional strategies with a changing global trade landscape.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/183460
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/104717
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.publisherUnited Nations Economic Commission for Africa
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/183392
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourcePiñeiro, Valeria; Gianatiempo, Juan Pablo; Rueda, Jorge; and Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio. 2026. Agricultural trade structure, disruptions, and competitiveness in Latin America and the Caribbean. In Agricultural Trade at a Crossroads with Latin American, Caribbean, and African Perspectives for Post-MC14, eds. Valeria Piñeiro, Simon Mevell, and Martin Piñeiro. Part Two: Latin America and the Caribbean: Regional Perspective, Chapter 2.1, Pp. 85-104. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/183460
dc.subjecttrade
dc.subjectagricultural trade
dc.subjecteconomic competition
dc.subjecttrade cycles
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectgeopolitics
dc.subjectglobalization
dc.subjectproductivity
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.titleAgricultural trade structure, disruptions, and competitiveness in Latin America and the Caribbean
dc.typeBook Chapter

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