The cost of importing food worldwide was on the rise in 2021 compared to 2020. Costs have especially increased for importers in Latin America and the Caribbean and in developing countries with increases in import bills of 28 and 27 percent, respectively. Europe and Oceania were the two regions with the smallest increase in import costs for food.
Changes in food import bills worldwide in 2021 compared to 2020, by region
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