Colombia

On April 28, mass protests erupted across Colombia in response to President Duque's tax reform bill.

In marketing year (MY) 2021/22, the Colombian coffee production forecast is 14.1 million bags (1 bag = 60 kilograms) green bean equivalent (GBE), assuming excessive rains during the first quarter of the year will marginally impact the October/November harvest.

In marketing year (MY) 2021/22, Colombian raw sugar production is forecast to recover to 2.4 million metric tons (MT), after an expected decline in MY 2020/21 due to excessive rains from La Niña weather phenomena.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2021—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 132,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2020/2021 marketing year; and Export sales of 108,500...

Contact: press@fas.usda.gov or (202) 720-7115 WASHINGTON, May 31, 2019 – Colombia and Panama are among the fastest-growing markets in the Western Hemisphere for U.S. farm and food products. American exporters seeking to tap that potential will join...

NOTE: A correction was issued for this announcement. The correcton is availabe here. WASHINGTON, May 9, 2019—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 107,000 metric tons of corn for...