Agricultural exports from Colombia during the first half of 2022 | Finance | Economie

According to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Rodolfo Zia Navarro, In the first half of 2022 Agriculture and agro-industries sector Exports $6116 million, an increase of 38.8% over the same period in 2021, which amounted to $4406 million.

(See: Exports closed first semester at $28,637 million FOB.)

The head of the village file confirmed that during these six months the agriculture and agro-industries sector participated 21.4% of total exports of the country’s value.

The growth of traditional products in exports between January and June continues to be quite representative: coffee $2.093 million (63.9%) and flowers With $1,226 million (27.2%).

(See: Liquor exports rose 34% between January and May.)

For their part, unconventional presented a 36.2% growth With exports of 2,278 million, among which the growth of products such as: Palm oil s palm kernel (73%), Sugar (3.4%), goluba (four-five percent), Tahiti lime (81%) and trout (41.4%).

During the last 12 months (July 2021 – June 2022) Sector Exports worth 11,128 million dollars, An increase of 31.4% over the same period last year.

(See: Exports from free zones grow 5.7% per year.)

The main destinations of Colombian agricultural and livestock products were: United States, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Canada, Spain, Japan, United Kingdom, Italy and Egypt.

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