Schwartz, JordanGuasch, Jose LuisWilmsmeier, GordonStokenberga, Aiga2014-06-232014-06-232009-08https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18716This 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.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS ROADSAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICSAGRICULTURAL POLICYAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTUREAIMAIRAIR TRANSPORTAIRPORTSBEEFBENCHMARKBENCHMARKINGBENCHMARKSBERTHBEVERAGESBILLS OF LADINGBORDER CROSSINGBORDER CROSSINGSBOTTLENECKSBRIDGEBULK CARRIERSBUSINESS LOGISTICSCABOTAGECACAOCARGOCARGO CAPACITYCARGO HANDLINGCARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENTCARGOESCARRIERSCARSCEREALSCERTIFICATE OF ORIGINCHARTER RATESCIFCOCOACOMMODITIESCOMMODITYCOMPETITIVENESSCONGESTIONCONSIGNMENTCONSUMER SURPLUSCONSUMERSCONTAINER CARGOCONTAINER SHIPSCONTAINERIZED CARGOCONTAINERSCORNCOST ANALYSESCOSTS OF TRANSPORTCUSTOMSCUSTOMS CLEARANCECUSTOMS DUTIESCUSTOMS PROCEDURESDAIRYDECENTRALIZATIONDELIVERIESDEMURRAGEDEVELOPMENT POLICYDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIESDOMESTIC TRANSPORTDRIVINGECONOMETRIC ANALYSISECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIES OF SCALEEDIBLE OILSELASTICITYFATSFOOD CHAINFOOD EXPORTSFOOD IMPORTSFOOD POLICYFOOD POLICY RESEARCHFOOD PRICESFOOD PRODUCTFOOD PRODUCTSFOOD SUPPLYFOODSFOOT TRAFFICFORECASTING MODELSFORECASTSFREIGHTFREIGHT COSTSFREIGHT FLOWSFREIGHT RATESFREIGHT TRANSPORTFREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMFRUITFRUITSFUELFUEL COSTSGASOLINEGASOLINE TAXESGDPGRAINSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHIGHWAYHIGHWAYSIFPRIIMPACT OF TRANSPORTINEFFICIENCYINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTINLAND WATERWAYSINSPECTIONINTERMODAL TRANSPORTINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTEINTERNATIONAL TRADEINTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTINVENTORIESINVENTORYLAND TRANSPORTLAND USELINER SHIPPINGLOADINGLOGISTICS CHAINLOGISTICS COSTSLOGISTICS PLANNINGLONG-DISTANCEMAIZEMANIFESTSMANUFACTURINGMARITIME TRANSPORTMEATMILLSMINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATIONMODAL CHOICEMODAL SPLITMODAL TRANSFERSMODE SPLITMODERN TRANSPORTMODES OF TRANSPORTMONOPOLIESMULTIMODAL TRANSPORTNATIONAL LOGISTICSOATSOCEAN FREIGHTOCEAN TRANSPORTORANGEORANGE JUICEPALM OILPASSENGER SERVICESPASSENGERSPERISHABLE GOODSPIERSPORT AUTHORITIESPORT CHARGESPORT FACILITIESPORT INFRASTRUCTUREPORT OF CALLPRICE CHANGESPROCESSED FOODSPUBLIC GOODPUBLIC WORKSPURCHASE PRICEQUALITY ASSURANCERAILRAILROADRAILROADSREEFER CARGOREFRIGERATED CONTAINERSREFRIGERATED STORAGEREGIONAL LOGISTICSREGRESSION ANALYSESREGRESSION ANALYSISRICEROADROAD CONDITIONSROAD FREIGHT RATESROAD HAULAGEROAD INFRASTRUCTUREROAD MAINTENANCEROAD NETWORKROAD QUALITYROAD TRANSPORTROADSROUTEROUTESSAFETYSHIP COSTSSHIPMENTSSHIPPERSSHIPPINGSHIPPING COMPANIESSHIPPING COSTSSHIPPING RATESSHIPPING ROUTESSHIPSSOYBEANSPICESSTORAGE CAPACITYSTORAGE FACILITIESSTRUCTURAL CHANGESUGARSUPERMARKETSSUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTSUPPLY CHAINSTAXTEATELECOMMUNICATIONSTOTAL COSTSTRADE BALANCETRADE FACILITATIONTRADE LIBERALIZATIONTRADE LOGISTICSTRAFFICTRANSFER FACILITIESTRANSPORTTRANSPORT AGENCIESTRANSPORT COSTSTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT MARKETSTRANSPORT MODESTRANSPORT NETWORKTRANSPORT OF GOODSTRANSPORT POLICYTRANSPORT RESEARCHTRANSPORT SERVICESTRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION COSTSTRANSPORTATION DATATRANSPORTATION ECONOMICSTRANSPORTATION INDUSTRYTRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORTATION NETWORKSTRANSPORTATION PLANTRANSPORTATION RESEARCHTRANSPORTATION STATISTICSTRANSPORTATION SYSTEMTRANSSHIPMENTTRAVELERSTRIPTRIP LENGTHTRUCK DRIVERSTRUCKSTRUETURNING BASINSVEGETABLESVEHICLEVEHICLE OPERATINGVEHICLE OPERATING COSTSVEHICLESVESSELSWAREHOUSESWAREHOUSINGWHEATWHEAT FLOURWINE10.1596/18716