This technical note presents a review of the main agricultural support indicators available in the IADB Agrimonitor Database as of December 2015 and represents a synthesis of agricultural support policies in Latin America and the Caribbean. The contents of this technical note are expected to be updated annually, taking into account updated information generated by the Agrimonitor initiative. 

This report reviews the agricultural support policies of 18 Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries, which together account for 92% of the region’s agricultural value added. Although agricultural policies and programs in LAC are structured in different ways, there are some clear trends and commonalities. The review measures agricultural support policies and programs using the OECD Producer Support Estimates methodology.