Colombia: 2022 closed with the most expensive dairy imports in history

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Colombia

Published Feb 21, 2023

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Although last year did not end with the highest number of imported dairy tons, reached in 2020, the cost is almost 40% higher than 2 years ago, although 1,000 fewer tons were imported. This is how dairy imports culminated in 2022. In total, between January 1 and December 31 of last year, just over 72,589 tons entered the country with a CIF value of USD 276,671,100.

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This was revealed by the report from the Office of Planning and Economic Research of Fedegán-FNG with information from DANE. Compared to 2021, the volume is 19.5% higher than the 60,737 imported that year (+11,852 t), while the cost is almost 52% higher, with almost 94.4 million dollars more. (Read: Without closing 2022, only powdered milk imported about 205 million dollars) In relation, the year that until now held the record in dairy imports, the volume is 1.5% lower than the 73,663 t of then, a difference of 1,074 t. However, the value is 35.9% higher from $203.5 million back then, +$73.1 million. In the November report, we warned that if 4,432 tons were imported in the last month of the year, 2022 would equal the volume of 2 years ago. (Read: As of the 3rd quarter of 2022, the volume of dairy imports is almost the same as that of all of 2021) However, last December 3,358 t entered, which, although it is not the lowest number for that month compared to previous years, is 52% ...

Source: MXContexto