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

Published 2023년 2월 21일

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In 2022, Colombia imported over 72,589 tons of dairy products, marking a 19.5% increase from the previous year, despite a decrease in volume compared to the record-breaking year of 2020. The total cost of these imports reached USD 276,671,100, a 40% increase from two years prior. Whole powdered milk was the most imported product, followed by skim milk powder. The United States was the primary country of origin for these imports, contributing 49% of the total cost. The increase in dairy imports is attributed to a decrease in local production and a drop in international prices for whole and skimmed powdered milk.

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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. 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 ...

Source: MXContexto