Colombia: Grain and Feed Annual
Colombian grain production could be impacted in 2016 as the period of drought from the El Niño weather phenomena transitions to rainier conditions of La Niña. Corn production will fall slightly from the year before to 1.7 million metric tons (MT) in marketing year (MY) 2016/2017, while imports surge to 4.5 million MT. Rough rice production in MY 2016/2017 is expected increase to 2.0 million MT with imports falling slightly to 320 thousand MT. In MY 2016/2017, wheat and sorghum production will fall to 10,000 MT and 190,000 MT, respectively, with imports expected to reach 1.5 million MT for wheat and 50,000 MT for sorghum.
