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In 2016, U.S. rice exports to Colombia are 66.1 percent lower than the previous year. This is due to a strong U.S. dollar, larger Colombian domestic production, and increased competition...

In fiscal year (FY) 2016 (October to September) total Colombian food and agricultural imports were valued at $5.5 billion.

Hotel occupancy rates remain stable at 53.6 percent in 2015, with a number of new hotel chains expanding operations in Colombia.

Hong Kong’s biotech situation has not changed over the past year. Hong Kong has no GE animal production with crop production limited to GE papayas for self-consumption.

Colombia continues to expand its biotechnology frontier. The adoption rate for biotech corn has surpassed that of cotton and the development of a regulatory framework is underway.

Eleven U.S. exhibitors reported $100,000 in projected sales following a successful participation in the Hong Kong Food Expo held in Hong Kong August 11-13, 2016.

Twenty-five U.S. exhibitors reported US$850,000 on-site sales and US$5.25 million in projected sales following a successful Seafood Expo Asia 2016 trade show held in Hong Kong September 6-8.

Sixteen U.S. exhibitors reported over $100,000 in projected sales following their successful participation in the Natural and Organic Products Asia trade show held in Hong Kong...

Fourteen U.S. exhibitors reported over $7.67 million in sales following a successful Asia Fruit Logistica 2016 trade show held in Hong Kong September 7-9.

Over the last two years, the volume of Colombian coffee production was only marginally impacted by the El Niño weather phenomena, although the quality of beans was affected.

FAS/Bogota took the SaborUSA team on the road to Denver, Colorado to see the thriving local culinary scene.

In 2016, U.S. pork exports to Hong Kong have shown a positive upward trend due to competitive pricing.