Colombia's dairy imports until May were 80% more expensive than those of the same period in 2021

Published 2022년 8월 8일

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Between January and May 2022, Colombia imported 38,613 tons of dairy products, spending a record $140,721,000, an 80.1% increase from the same period in 2021. The majority of the imports were whole milk powder, followed by skimmed milk powder, fresh cheese, whey, other cheeses, grated or powdered cheese, processed cheese, and other milk with added sugar. Half of these imports were from the United States. Other South American countries like Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, and others also contributed to the imports.

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In Colombia, milk powder and derivatives continue to be imported despite the fact that their cost is higher, reaching almost 141 million dollars in 5 months. This cost is 80% higher than the same period of the previous year and is 15 million dollars less than what was spent in all of 2018. Between January and May 2022, 38,613 tons of dairy products worth USD 140,721,000 were imported, according to figures from the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) compiled by the Fedegán-FNG Economic Planning and Research Office. . Compared to the same period in 2021, the volume was up 36.3% from 28,338 t, while the cost is 80.1% higher than the $78,130,000 that went into those purchases a year ago. (Read: The cost of dairy imports until April registered a record) In fact, just as it happened in April, the registered value is the highest for the period compared to previous years. This means that the 140.72 million dollars spent in the first 5 months of 2022 is the highest ...

Source: MXContexto