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Colombia sees rises in meat (+4.7%), fish (+3.8%), and veggies (+1.6%) but declines in grains (-5.1%) and fruits (-1.1%).

Exports surged with electric transformers up 61.5%, coffee by 18.4%, and bananas by 30.4%.

Sales to the United States grew by 6.9%, while exports to Mexico surged by 20.7% and Venezuela by 46.3%.

Yuca (cassava) corn and potatoes led the growth. Colombia cultivates over 60 varieties of potatoes.

Bananas exports showed the largest growth (100.3%) followed by coffee (22.7%) and flowers (22.4%).

Overall, Colombia exported $4.97 billion USD in non-mining and energy goods in the quarter.

Colombia has one of the finest growing climates on planet earth, yet is continues to under-utilize the sun and rains that fall to create a greenhouse environment.

Almost 40% of Colombia’s exports of non-mining goods were destined for Latin America and The Caribbean in September

The event has brought together industry leaders for more than 40 years, becoming the gathering of record from Central America throughout the Andes and the Caribbean.

A bilateral trade agreement between Colombia and the United Kingdom has passed in Colombia’s plenary senate session and now passes to the Andean nation’s lower house for approval.