Livestock and coffee prevent the collapse of agriculture, according to a balance sheet from Bancolombia

The Colombian agricultural sector closed the third quarter of 2025 with mixed signals. Although it grew by 2.4% annually, it fell below the national average of 3.6%. However, in the year-to-date, agriculture maintains a pace higher than the overall economy, thanks to the rebound in coffee, the solidity of the livestock business, and the resurgence of aquaculture, according to the latest report from Bancolombia. According to the analysis by the Economic Research team at Bancolombia, Colombian agriculture lost some momentum between July and September, especially affected by crops other than coffee. While consumption drove the growth of the national economy, with a total GDP variation of 3.6%, agriculture advanced at a slower pace of 2.4%, below the first two quarters of the year (6.5% and 3.6%). This behavior is mainly due to the decline in some transient crops such as rice, which showed a drop of 21.7% in production, according to DANE data. Citrus fruits also showed a contraction ...