# Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas promote joint action on health, food security strengthening, sustainability and rural digitalization

> Agriculture ministers from 33 countries in the Americas met in San Jose and endorsed a joint position on food security, sustainability and rural development. The position will be presented at the UN Food Systems Summit in New York on September 23. The statement calls for the removal of agricultural protectionism.

- Date: 2021-09-04 · published 2021-09-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Americas · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44950-ministers-of-agriculture-of-the-americas-promote-joint-action-on-health-food
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The declaration is a policy statement with no immediate supply or demand change for feed commodities. Any eventual reduction in agricultural protectionism could expand trade flows over the longer term.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-08-20 | [SCIO briefing on promoting high-quality development: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs \| english.scio.gov.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28749-scio-briefing-on-promoting-high-quality-development-ministry-of-agriculture-and.md) | +1.6% | +0.4% |
| HOGS | 2022-03-23 | [Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42288-ministry-of-agriculture-and-rural-affairs-of-the-people-s-republic-of-china.md) | +4.2% | +7.1% |
| HOGS | 2025-11-26 | [Pacific Securities: The driving force for capacity reduction in the pig farming industry is strengthening, and the pace of reduction may accelerate.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21945-pacific-securities-the-driving-force-for-capacity-reduction-in-the-pig-farming.md) | +0.9% | +5.4% |
| HOGS | 2022-07-22 | [Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Agriculture reach a new partnership agreement and inject new funds to support the sector - Canada.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16262-federal-provincial-and-territorial-ministers-of-agriculture-reach-a-new.md) | +2.6% | -9.6% |
| HOGS | 2026-09-25 | [Avian flu and African swine fever: EU provides €73 million to compensate Italian farmers - Agriculture and rural development](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15878-avian-flu-and-african-swine-fever-eu-provides-73-million-to-compensate-italian.md) | -1.2% | -11.8% |
| SBM | 2025-11-26 | [Pacific Securities: The driving force for capacity reduction in the pig farming industry is strengthening, and the pace of reduction may accelerate.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21945-pacific-securities-the-driving-force-for-capacity-reduction-in-the-pig-farming.md) | -2.2% | -3.6% |
| SBM | 2022-09-02 | [The Future of Food and Agricultural Trade with China - Farm Foundation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14905-the-future-of-food-and-agricultural-trade-with-china-farm-foundation.md) | -4.9% | -7.5% |
| SBM | 2022-07-22 | [Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Agriculture reach a new partnership agreement and inject new funds to support the sector - Canada.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16262-federal-provincial-and-territorial-ministers-of-agriculture-reach-a-new.md) | +10.9% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- iica.int: https://iica.int/en/press/news/acceda-toda-la-informacion-referente-la-conferencia-de-ministros-de-agricultura-2/

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