Colombia agri-food exports grow 7% in 2020

Published 2021년 2월 22일

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Colombia's agri-food exports saw a 7% increase in 2020, reaching USD7,812 million, as per official sources. The sales amounted to USD10,000 million and these products were exported to 116 countries, with the United States being the primary market. The most widely exported products were coffee, fish fillets, fresh fruits, and food preparations. After the US, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany were the next significant buyers. Japan and Spain experienced the highest growth in imports of fresh fruits and cocoa. Mexico was the leading buyer of bakery and milling products. Flavia Santoro, president of ProColombia, stated that Colombia is becoming a major food supplier to the world.

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According to information from EFE, official sources said that Colombia's agri-food exports reached USD7,812 million in 2020, which represented a 7% increase compared to 2019. Agri-food products registered sales of USD10,000 million. Agri-food products reach 116 countries, among which the United States was the main export destination. The products most shipped were coffee, fish fillets, fresh fruits, and food preparations. Flavia Santoro, president of ProColombia commented that “today we can say that Colombia is on the way to being a food pantry for the world, as the FAO has well cataloged us due to the potential of the arable area and the great variety of exportable supply and competitive factors like the production capacity almost every day of the year ”. After the United States, the main buyers of Colombian agri-food were the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. The highest growth in exports of fresh fruits and cocoa was in Japan with an increase of 8% in 2020. Spain was located ...

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