Worldwide Sourcing: Latin American Snapshot for Food Retail

CEMSThe increasing significance of global Latin American food exports, allied with the Eurasian Customs Union current need for alternative food sourcing solutions, result in potential food retail trade flows that are yet to be exploited between these regions. This study follows a methodology called “SCIMS” model, which includes a macro environment analysis, an analysis of possible food categories, the identification the core food products, followed by a scoring model, which identified 16 promising trade opportunities between the selected countries in these regions, according to time barometer of short-, medium- and long-term opportunities