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Opportunities for U.S. agricultural products abound in Colombia after implementation of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA).

The United States is the main sourcing option for Colombian importers of corn and rice.

This report is an annual update of the food import standards and enforcement mechanisms in Colombia.

This report includes Colombia’s import requirements for import permits and export certificates for multiple food products for human and animal consumption.

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 (October to September), total Colombian food and agricultural imports were valued at $5.6 billion.

SaborUSA is a non-traditional marketing campaign that promotes U.S. food and beverages in Colombia.

Colombia remains open to the adoption of biotech-derived commodities. Area planted of GE (genetically engineered) corn reached its highest adoption rate this past year.

Line graphic illustrating the effects of the U.S. - Colombia free trade agreement which went into effect in 2012.

Infographic showing U.S. agricultural exports to Colombia in 2016. Total U.S. agricultural exports reached $2.4 billion.

As a result of renovated plantations and favorable weather conditions, Colombian coffee production reached historical high levels of 14.6 million bags....

Colombia’s biofuel production decreased in 2016 as a result of difficult weather conditions that affected its main feedstocks (sugarcane and palm oil).

On August 8, 2017, the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) sent an official letter to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) informing the phytosanitary requirements....