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SaborUSA Colombia, FAS Bogota's flagship marketing campaign, partnered with the U.S. Popcorn Board (PB) to promote American popcorn through a social media contest.

Food service sales in Colombia grew in 2023, increasing by seven percent to $14 billion. Growth is likely to slow in 2024 due to economic stagnation and reductions in non-essential household expenditures, especially due to high food inflation...

Peruvian mandarin/tangerine production and exports are expected to increase two and four percent, respectively in MY 2024/2025 (April 2025 to March 2026). Production is forecast to reach 570,000 metric tons (MT), while exports are forecast at 225,000...

This report is an annual update of the food import standards and enforcement mechanisms in Colombia. It includes updates on labeling, biotechnology, and Colombia's nutrition and trade facilitation policies. For assistance on trade policy and port...

On October 23, 2024, the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) issued a resolution establishing a 3 percent threshold allowance for unapproved genetically engineered (GE) seed events, and a 5 percent threshold for animal feed. These thresholds will...

Peru is a key market for U.S. affordable animal proteins in Latin America, specifically chicken-leg-quarters (CLQs) and variety meats, such as liver, heart, tongue, lungs, and stomach, with combined export values exceeding $50 million in 2023.

Peruvian total ethanol production in 2024 is forecast at 210 million liters, a slight decrease compared to the previous year. Total ethanol consumption for 2024 is forecast at 290 million liters, remaining at the same levels compared to the previous year.

FAS Bogota estimates marketing year (MY) 2024/2025 Colombian coffee production at 12.9 million bags green bean equivalent (GBE), 1.1 percent higher from the previous year revised figure, reflecting continued recovery from favorable weather conditions and producers adopting improved agronomic practices to mitigate climate change shocks.

SaborUSA Colombia, FAS Bogota's flagship marketing campaign, partnered with the U.S. Pet Food Institute (PFI) to promote American pet food through a "Petween" social media contest.

Grape production in Peru is forecast to reach 790,000 metric tons (MT) in marketing year (MY) 2024/2025, an increase of two percent compared to the previous year. The expected increase is due to improved climatic conditions in northern coastal regions which represents 48 percent of the total production area.

This report outlines Colombia’s requirements for import permits and export certificates for agricultural products intended for human and animal consumption. It also provides a list of the Colombian government agencies involved in the entry of imported food products.

Since 2011, Peru has continued its moratorium on biotechnology due to concern on its impact to the environment. The scientific community, however pledges to adopt it . In January 2021, Peru extended the previous ten-year biotechnology moratorium for another fifteen years.