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The Colombian retail food sector is expected to grow another four percent in 2014, after increasing four percent in 2013.

The Colombian HRI sector is expected to grow four percent in 2014.

In fiscal year (FY) 2014 – October to September, total Colombian food and agricultural imports were valued at $5.8 billion.

This report is an annual update of the food import standards and enforcement mechanisms in Colombia.

Peru’s food processing industry is a dynamic sector of the national economy.

FAS Lima coordinated on October 23 an FDA briefing on Tartrazine for Congressman Freddie Sarmiento and the consumer defense committee.

Peru’s retail food sales in calendar year (CY) 2013 reached $20 billion, $4 billion (or 20 percent) of which were in supermarket sales (up 10 percent compared to 2012).

Peru in 2014 was awarded for the second year in a row the distinction of being named by the World Travel Awards as the best gastronomic destination in the world.

Dr. Alberto Maurer appointed as the new Director of the National Institute for Agricultural Investigation (INIA).

Colombian coffee production in marketing year (MY) 2014/15 is expected to increase to 12.3 million bags, slightly above Post’s estimate of 11.9 million bags in May 2014.

FAS Colombia is writing a series of reports on the benefits and challenges of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA) between the United States and Colombia.

U.S. ethanol had benefitted from the CTPA with monthly exports to Colombia averaging 3.75 million liters from October 2013 to March 2014 with a total trade value of $17.6 million.