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U.S. corn exports to Colombia hit historic trade levels at 3.6 million metric tons (MT) in Marketing Year (MY) 2014 with a trade value of $861 million.

Colombian demand for U.S. pulses (dry peas, lentils and chickpeas) has been constrained because of the competition with Canada, which entered into a free trade agreement with Colombia in 2011.

The Andean Community of Nation's (CAN) issued Resolution 1762 on February 8, 2015, establishing that Ecuador is not authorized to impose import safeguards for goods originating from Peru and Colombia.

In country-wide protests, small-scale farmers are demanding that Colombian President Santos take steps to improve rural livelihoods through increased agricultural subsidies and more trade protection.

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.

The Colombian government has communicated no clear vision for biofuels policies despite promises to increase blend mandates as new production facilities come online in 2015.

Colombian sugar production shows signs of recovery from the excessive rains of “La Niña."

U.S. grains have seen mixed results in the Colombian market following enactment of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement.

An update for U.S. exporters of meat and poultry products on the procedures for registering USDA federally inspected establishments with the Government of Colombia.