Colombia paprika and local mango, to conquer the US market

Published 2021년 7월 2일

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Colombia is making strides in the US market with the help of ProColombia and other agencies, successfully regulating the imports of Colombian paprika in March 2021, allowing it to compete in a market where demand reached $1.54 billion in 2020. Additionally, the process to export fresh mangoes to the US, the world's largest market for this fruit, is underway with a public comment period open until July 12. This could be a significant opportunity for Colombian producers.

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Colombia continues to conquer palates with the taste and quality of its products. According to ProColombia, the health diplomacy strategy, which seeks to open new doors in the US market, promoted the regulation of Colombian paprika imports in March 2021 and has made important progress for fresh mango access. Precisely, in the case of paprika, thanks to the articulated work between the ICA, ProColombia, the Ministries of Agriculture, Commerce, Industry and Tourism, and Foreign Relations, this product today joins the 98 fresh agricultural products that have all the permits to enter that country. According to ProColombia, thanks to this, paprika will be able to compete to meet the demand of North American consumers, which, in 2020, reached US $ 1.54 billion. In fact, it is estimated that the per capita consumption of an American is between 11 and 12 pounds of paprika, which has allowed imports of this product in the last seven years to have increased 18%. On the other hand, another ...

Source: Redagricola