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 prices. Based upon that framework, the note provides an overview of the logistics and transport hurdles faced by importers and consumers in the region as food products move through the logistics chain. The final section of the report provides some policy guidance that could improve the efficiency of logistics systems in LAC and reduce the price of delivered foods.

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Main Authors:	Schwartz, Jordan, Guasch, Jose Luis, Wilmsmeier, Gordon, Stokenberga, Aiga
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2009-08
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,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/08/19459827/logistics-transport-food-prices-lac-policy-guidance-improving-efficiency-reducing-costs https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18716
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