According to the Ministry of Agriculture, between January and April of this year the shipment of agricultural products totaled 1,942,689 tons, 25.8% more than in 2023.
The Colombian Ministry of Agriculture reported that the volume of agro-exports reached US$ 947 million in April 2024. While it achieved a volume of 549,775 tons.
On the other hand, for the January-April period, it added 1,942,689 tons, 25.8% more than in 2023, a historical volume that has not been recorded for 33 years.
“It is very important to highlight that agricultural exports reached their highest volume for the period January – April, and since 1991 there have been no comparable figures,” said Minister Jhenifer Mojica.
The National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) mentioned that exports grew this fourth month, registering 22.9% more in value and 38.5% in volume compared to April 2023.
Mojica highlighted the good news, which would add to the “reactivation trend that Colombian rurality maintains.”
In addition, he highlighted that so far this year, the growth of agricultural foreign trade was 8.5% in value and 25.8% in volume compared to the same months of 2023.
Agro-exports
According to DANE, agricultural and agro-industrial products worth US$ 947 million were exported in April, 22.9% more than in April 2023. This was mainly due to banana exports, which increased by US$ 66.6 million. ; coffee, which rose by US$ 48 million, and flowers, which rose by US$ 32.2 million.
External sales from January to April 2024 reached US$3,634 million, an increase of 8.5% compared to the same period last year. Now, traditional and non-traditional exports improved in value by 12.6% and 2.6%, respectively, compared to the first four months of 2023.
The volume of exports grew 38% in April, with 549,775 tons, and in the first four months it added 1,942,689 tons, 25.8% more than in 2023.
The Government would continue to focus on the strategy of the 'Confianza Colombia' program, which for this year added resources of $2.6 billion pesos to add efforts to boost the rural sector, which could be affected by the La Niña phenomenon.
