The Latin American air freight market, valued at $1.04 billion USD in 2025, is projected to experience sustained growth, driven by expanding e-commerce, increasing cross-border trade, including inter-Latin American trade. Key growth drivers include the rising demand for more reliable and quick turnaround delivery services, particularly for perishable goods and high-value products.

Global air cargo demand rose by 3.4% in 2025 compared with the previous year, according to data released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

At the same time, total capacity, measured in available cargo ton-kilometers (ACTK), increased by 3.7% year on year. For international operations, demand rose by 4.2%, while capacity increased by 5.1%.

Latin America Air Freight Industry Concentration & Characteristics

The Latin American air freight industry has been defined by a moderate level of concentration, with a few large global players dominating but now also including several significant regional carriers. While FedEx, UPS, and DHL hold substantial market share, particularly in international freight, regional players like LATAM Cargo, Avianca Cargo (Tampa Air), and Aeromexico maintain strong positions in domestic and regional routes.

Other leading players in the Latin American airfreight industry include IAG Cargo (UK), Copa Airlines (Panama), American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Azul Cargo Express (Brazil) and Emirates Skycargo.

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Regional Growth Drivers

• E-commerce explosion – Same-day and next-day service expectations are migrating south, driving express integrators to expand cargo terminals in Latin America and sign block-space agreements with regional carriers.
• Perishables dominance – Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile collectively ship more than 1.5 million tons of flowers, fruit, seafood, and pharma each year—commodities that depend on airport infrastructure for freight with reliable 2-8 °C corridors.
• Pharmaceuticals – Colombia, Mexico and Brazil stand out as not only having large national companies, but also some of the largest pharma companies in the world have factories in these countries.

Electronics, jewelry, auto parts, specialized machine parts, and high-value textiles are also driving increased traffic.

Latin America’s Hub Status

For years, Latin America has been spoken of primarily as a supplier, a hub for perishables, electronics, and auto parts feeding the U.S. and Europe. Fast forward to 2025 and something is unmistakably clear: the region is no longer merely sourcing for the world. It is becoming one of the most strategically viable air cargo growth engines, driven by nearshoring, rising consumer markets, and accelerated infrastructure investment.

Leading Locations

Mexico

 Since 2023 the Felipe Ángeles International Airport, also within the Greater Metropolitan Area of Mexico City, has now surpassed the Benito Juarez airport for air cargo with 2025 figures showing 413,224 metric tons in air cargo traffic.

The International Airport of Mexico City, known officially as Benito Juárez International Airport, stands out as the largest airport in the country and is now the second busiest air cargo hub in Mexico and number three in the LATAM region. The figures underline the importance of this hub. In January 2022, the air terminal managed a total of 41,650 tons. In 2023, this number rose to 47,206.8 tons, reflecting an important increase of 5,556.8 tons. It is important to mention that this airport also acts as a center of operations and connections (HUB) for the Mexican airline Aeroméxico, further strengthening its strategic position in the airport and logistics scenario in the region.

The International Airport of Cancun (CUN), located in the Mexican Caribbean, is a major hub in cargo handling in Latin America. With leading-edge facilities and advanced systems for the processing of goods, the airport handles a diversity of products, including consumer goods, textiles, electronic parts and pharmaceutical products. Its strategic location makes it crucial for trade routes between North America, Latin America and Europe and it has undergone constant growth in its volume of cargo.

Colombia

El Dorado International Airport is in Colombia’s capital city, Bogotá, and stands out as the third most important airport in Latin America in terms of freight volume. It registered a 2024 throughput of 809,00 tons, with flowers, perishables and pharma being the main categories.

Colombia has consolidated its position as a world leader in the export of a wide range of products, including products derived from agriculture, foodstuffs and chemical products. The airport has also been consolidated as the center of strategic operations (HUB) for international airline, Avianca.

Two 3,800 m runways at 8,360 ft elevation make BOG a purpose-built wide-body freighter hub. Cargo airlines position here to bridge east-west schedules across the Caribbean, giving forwarders same-night connections into MIA, AMS, and DOH.

Panama

Tocumen International Airport (PTY), Panamá City handled 216,653 tons in 2024 (a 4% increase over 2023). PTY sits astride the Colón Free Zone and the Panamá Canal rail link; a third runway is budgeted for development in 2027 to future-proof capacity.

A new development project called “Tocumen Cargo City”, with an area of 124 hectares, which includes the concession for the development of the cargo terminal and logistics zone, was announced in 2024. This project will take advantage of Tocumen’s competitive advantages as the region’s main air hub that connects daily more than 80 commercial destinations, and more than 50 air cargo destinations integrating a multimodal axis with the country’s maritime and land transport operations,

 Peru

Jorge Chávez International Airport is in the region of Callao, outside of the metropolitan area of Lima (Peru). It stands out as the center of operations and connections for LATAM Airlines.

In 2023 the airport handled 230,993 tons of air freight. The largest quantities of air export products were fresh asparagus, blueberries, salmon and other seafood. In 2024, the airport also added another runway and a new passenger terminal with an adjoining logistics park.

Brazil

São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) had a throughput of 235,600 tons in 2024. Air-sea multimodality is boosted by a 90-minute drive to the Port of Santos. Automotive, machinery, pharma cold-chain (largest airport cool-store in Brazil) are the highest categories of products.

Campinas Viracopos (VCP) airport, in Sao Paulo state (not the city) handles roughly one-third of Brazil’s imported air freight and was voted 2024 Cargo Airport of the Year by routesonline.com . It boasts a 90,000 m² cargo terminal with 11 dedicated cold rooms and a live-animal zone.

 Looking Forward

Governments are aware that there is now fierce rivalry to attract air cargo logistics operations and several have identified the sector as a key segment which would improve the competitiveness of their economies and stimulate economic growth and create skilled employment opportunities. Integration of air cargo, ports, incentives and free zones have become a cornerstone for attracting logistics and manufacturing companies.

Cargo airports in Latin America are writing the next chapter in hemispheric logistics. For independent freight forwarders, and other investors, these hubs are not just transit points, they are strategic pivot points to shorten lead times, diversify modal risk, and command premium margins in niche verticals. Airports are emerging as focal points in this new logistics landscape. Policy support, geography, and international partnerships are essential to attracting international operators and service providers.

Several countries have made successful initiatives to increase investment in the multimodal logistics space including the Dominican Republic, El Salvador (with a focus on increasing Maintenance Repair and Overhaul operations) Ecuador and La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala becoming a major hub, with LAATS, a Guatemalan logistics and freight company, managing all regular cargo flights there.

Attracting Investment in the Caribbean

For countries in the Caribbean to consider becoming air cargo logistics locations, they require international operators to view them as viable long-term locations, therefore several factors need to be considered.

Cold-Chain certification is a cornerstone for diversified airfreight operations. Pharma shippers demand IATA CEIV or WHO GDP accreditation. GRU, VCP, and LIM all hold multiple certifications, allowing forwarders to move temperature-controlled cargo without auxiliary containers significant cost saving.

Customs & Free-Zone Synergy have been the defining characteristics of a country’s success. Many airports interface directly with bonded zones or inland ports. Panama’s Tocumen International Airport’s on-airport logistics park and Panama Pacifico free zone cut transfer times by 24 hours compared with off-site warehousing.

Customs Harmonization and Focused Incentives

Caribbean countries must consider integration of the electronic DUCA-F, a fundamental document for the export of products originating in a Central American country to other countries in the region, within the framework of current trade agreements. It integrates and connects the customs systems of the six countries that make up the Central American region. This interconnection significantly improves customs controls, allowing for the automatic validation of declared data and real-time verification of approvals issued by the single windows and customs authorities of each country.

Airports may waive or discount landing fees for 1–2 years to attract new carriers or new routes. Sao Paulo’s Viracopos International Airport in Brazil runs an incentive program for cargo carriers as it looks to strengthen international hub’s cargo activities. The program aims to develop Viracopos as an international cargo hub, and the gateway’s operator – Aeroportos Brasil Viracopos – wants to increase the number of international flight routes and cargo frequencies. Some of these incentives include 100% exemption of landing fees for operations at the airport’s cargo terminal for the first 24 months of a carrier’s cargo operation.

Like landing fees, building rents can be discounted for air cargo carriers. For example, St. Louis International Airport offers 18 months of waived terminal building rents and landing fees for new transoceanic service and related logistics. Income tax exemptions for the first four (4) years of operation and reduced tax rates (sub 10%) for air cargo-related logistics operations are other ways to compete with nearshore rival locations. Income tax exemptions on rental for developers are essential for infrastructure development. These exemptions can be for twenty years, combined with a reduced tax rate for the following years.

Several Caribbean countries have declared intentions to compete for investment in air logistics, however very few (except for the Dominican Republic) have made it a priority with an accompanying tactical and focused execution plan. Caribbean countries who wish to position themselves as an air cargo hub need to have feasibility studies done by internationally recognized logistics companies along with a well-defined plan for what reasonable short-term and long-term success looks like. It’s also essential to have a realistic outlook of what each country can offer, rival strengths and incentives and a clear understanding of any deficiencies which may pose headwinds to their stated goals.

This value also represented more than half, 52.7%, of everything that Colombia sold to the world in those six months.

“The behavior of what the country exported in the first six months of the year in products other than oil and coal, ratifies not only the behavior that non-mining exports have been registering for months, but also that step by step we are advancing in the transformation of the productive fabric and the diversification of the export basket. From the commerce, industry, and tourism sector, we continue to provide entrepreneurs in the regions with all the instruments and institutional offer to guarantee the sophistication and expansion of the offer,” said the Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism, Diana Marcela Morales Rojas.

In volume, shipments also continue to increase. Between January and June, there were 5.1 million tons, for a growth of 9.6% compared to the first half of 2024. Within the non-mining basket, the exports that had the greatest weight in the period of analysis were those of the agricultural sector, which accounted for 43.7% ($5.615.9 million USD) and grew 36%.

Products such as coffee stand out, whose exports in the 6 months grew 81.3%; flowers, 9.9%; bananas, 6.2%; Hass avocado, 27.6%; Tahiti lemon, 15.7%, and gulupa, 23.3%, among others. The second most representative group of products of exports of non-mining goods in the period was industry, which participated with 40.8% ($5.252 million USD) of this basket and a growth of 5%.

Exports of aluminum doors, windows, and their frames stood out, among others, with an increase of 9.5%; insecticides, 18.8%; electrical transformers, 12.9%; medicines, 9.3%; and beauty preparations, 3.7%. Products from the agribusiness sector, which accounted for 15.5% ($1.989.7 million USD) of the non-mining energy export basket, registered an increase in sales of 37%.

Products such as palm oil, whose exports grew 64.1%; coffee extracts and essences with an increase of 45.7%; sugar, 14.3%; cocoa and its derivatives, 87.3%, and bakery products, 8.7%, among others, boosted the sector’s performance.

90.4% of exports of non-mining energy products were made from nine Colombian regions: Antioquia, from where they grew 25.9%; Bogotá, which increased 16.5%; Cundinamarca, 16.5%; Valle del Cauca, 14.8%; Atlántico, 6.6%; Bolívar, 9%; Caldas, 47.3%; Magdalena, 45% and Huila.

The latter was the one that reported the highest increase, with 50%. Its non-mining foreign sales totaled $624.2 million USD in the first six months of the year, marked by coffee.

In June alone, the country exported $2.112.6 million USD in non-mining products, which represented an increase of 20.4%. In volume, 774,248 tons were shipped for an increase of 9.6%.

Avocados. Photo credit: JohnyVid from Pixabay.

Everyone wants to date the good-looking girl, and that young lady is called Miss Tourism. It has been picking up since COVID-19, and has been one of the big Gustavo Petro bets and has paid off. Last year, for the first time, Colombia (6.9 million) was the most visited country in South America – this year that number is set to grow another 4.3% to 7.2 million, and in reality, the country is just getting started. Tourism is threatening to bring more dollars into Colombia than oil in 2025.

No surprise then that a dozen presidential pre-candidates descended on the ANATO tourism forum in Medellín to sit on panels to give their views on a subject they know nothing about. Hours of delegates’ time were wasted on listening to the peacocks and peahens as they preened their feathers.

Another sector undergoing a boom is agriculture, where, coincidentally, Petro has also been concentrating his efforts. Coffee, flowers, and palm oil are all booming, but there are plenty of other products. Petro has tried to push ahead with the repatriation of lands stolen during the armed conflict, especially by the paramilitaries, but this is a slow process. One can only imagine what a bread basket (as opposed to basket case) Colombia would be if 1% of its population (Oxfam) didn’t control 81% of the land with little or no interest in farming or sharing it – the worst reading in Latam.

Elsewhere (say it quietly so as not to upset the elite), domestic demand is following confidence upwards with imports according to Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística – DANE Colombia rising another 14.5% in June, driven by capital and consumer goods – the downside is that the growing economy added another $1.1 billion USD to the deficit.

The initial tax reform has been presented in conjunction with the budget – both will be a struggle to get through congress as the peacocks/peahens prepare themselves for the March elections. This will be a challenge for Ministerio de Hacienda Germán Ávila. What really sticks in the throat is ex-finance ministers such as Mauricio Cárdenas telling us how they would do it – they already had their chance, and failed.

There is much news, but just to mention that in this disaster of a country, which everyone should leave, the stock market continues to rage (+34% YTD) on improving volumes and more Colombians than ever before (80,000) traded the stock market in 1H2025, according to Asobolsa.

Just another of the inconvenient truths. One can only imagine that if Colombia is even half the ship was rowing in the same direction for just one day.

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This is clear from the analysis made by this ministry based on figures published by DANE, which establishes that non-mining energy exports grew 22% compared to the same period in 2024. And if the volume shipped is reviewed, it was 4.32 million tons for an increase of 9.6% compared to January-May 2024.

Within the basket of non-mining energy goods, those with the greatest weight are industrial goods, which accounted for 55.9% ($6.011.2 million USD) and grew 12.2% in 2024. Those in the agricultural sector participated with 43.9% of that basket and increased by 37.2%.

In the period of analysis, when evaluating the main export products of the non-mining pie, several contributed to boost this growth. The following stand out: coffee, whose foreign sales increased 89%; palm oil with 63.7%; coffee extracts with 36.8%;hass avocado with 24.7%, and polypropylene with 21.9%.

Likewise, beauty preparations had an important behavior and contributed to growth, 6.3%; flowers, 5.7%; bananas, 5.4%; electrical transformers, 4.7% and doors, windows, and their frames, 4.3%, among others.

By regions

About the 9 departments that export the most non-mining energy goods and that represent 90.5% of this basket, all registered increases in their sales.

In the case of Antioquia, which is the department that has the most weight in this type of foreign sales, it registered a growth of 24.8%; it is followed by Bogotá with 15.4%; those of Cundinamarca grew 15.9%; those of Valle del Cauca 16.2%; those of Atlántico 5%; those of Bolívar 10.7%; those of Caldas 44.2%; those of Huila 72.3% and those of Magdalena 44.1%.

Coffee from Colombia. Photo credit: Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism (MinCIT)

Between January and March of this year, the country exported $6.140 million USD in these products (agro, agro-industrial, and industrial), a growth of 23.5% compared to the same period in 2024 when these sales reached $4.970.7 million USD.

They also increase in volume. In the first three months of this year, the country shipped 2.3 million tons to the world, which meant a growth of 6%, compared to the same period in 2024 when 2.2 million tons were shipped.

One of the strategies of the foreign trade policy of the Government of Change in which we work is to facilitate instruments and programs for the sophistication, diversification and promotion of the export basket, this through the assets of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, in such a way that the expansion of the national supply is guaranteed. Especially non-mining energy goods.

The analysis of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism indicates that, in the first quarter of this year, although industrial goods – including agro-industrial goods – accounted for more than half (54.5%) of this type of sales and grew 12.9%, it was agricultural products, which weigh 45.5%, that most boosted the behavior of non-mining exports. With a growth of 39.4%.

In this way, there were several products that helped to drive the growth of these sales. There are, for example: coffee, which registered double sales than a year ago and increased 100.8%; coffee extracts with 47.6%; palm oil, 29.3%; insecticides 22.1%; polypropylene, 21.3%; beauty preparations, 17.9%; various fruits, 17.7%; polychloride, 14%; electrical transformers, 11.6%, and flowers 9%, among many other products.

The departments

The nine main product export departments, which represent 89.9% of this basket, registered growth, some more than others.

Among those that registered the highest growth, and that have the lowest participation, were Huila with a positive variation of 82.9%, marked by coffee. Caldas registered an increase of 65.6%, also driven by coffee and coffee extracts and essences, mainly.

Magdalena’s non-mining exports increased 35.8%, marked by vegetable oils. Antioquia, which is the second department with the highest participation, after Bogotá, reported an increase of 24.5%, led by coffee and flowers.

Finally, among the 10 main destinations for this class of products, those that increased the most were Canada with 72.6%, Germany, 64.6%, Venezuela, 37.3%, Belgium, 32.8%, and the United States, 29.4%.

Photo credit: MINCIT.

The value exported in the first four months of this year registered an increase of 23.5% compared to January-April of last year, when $6.851.5 million USD were exported. In volume, 3.3 million tons were shipped, which represented 9.8% more than a year ago.

The different entities attached to and linked to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism provide and make available to entrepreneurs instruments and programs to support them in the sophistication and diversification of the non-mining export basket, with goods of greater added value. Likewise, work is being done to expand the markets for these products.

According to the ministry’s analysis, within the non-mining basket between January and April, the sector that had the highest growth was agriculture, with 41.32% compared to a year ago. The amount exported reached $3.786.9 million USD.
Among the products that helped drive growth in the period are coffee, with an increase of 96.9%; gulupa, 39.3%; Hass avocado, 16.7%; flowers, 9.5%; Tahiti lemon, 8.6%; and bananas, 6.2%.

For its part, exports of industrial products totaled $3.399.3 million USD and grew 5.3% compared to the previous year. Exports included goods such as: perfumes and toilet waters, which grew 18.4%; insecticides, 16.1%; electrical transformers, 13.4%; beauty preparations, 7.8%; plastics and their manufactures, 7.1%, and doors, windows, and their frames, 3.2%.

In agribusiness, foreign sales reached $1.277.2 million USD for an increase of 35.6%. Among the products of this sector that contributed to the result of the non-mining basket with their exports are, among others: cocoa and its preparations with an increase of 114.5%; palm oil, 67.6%; beverages, including water and alcoholic beverages, 47.9%; coffee extracts and essences, 39.1%; bakery and pastry products, 14.5%, and sugar, 7.4%.

By region

The main 10 departments from which non-mining goods are shipped to the world, which, due to their participation in this basket, represented 93.2%, and within these, the one that registered the highest growth in these foreign sales in the period of analysis was Huila with a variation of 83.8%. This region accounts for 5.4% of these exports.

It was followed by Caldas, whose non-mining foreign sales increased 53.9%. This department has a share in this group of 5.4%.

The third-highest growth of this top 10 is in Magdalena with a variation of 48.6%, which represents 4.7% of the country’s non-mining energy basket.

It was followed by Antioquia with an increase of 26.4%. This, together with Bogotá (whose exports grew 17.8%), is the main origin of non-mining foreign sales. In the period of analysis, these regions accounted for 19.3% each.

Photo credit: MINCIT.

Regarding the year so far (January-March 2025), the country achieved exports for a total of $3.682 billion USD and 1,446,100 tons, the highest records for this period since comparable records began (1995). These results confirm not only growth in value, but also in volume, reflecting a positive trend that continues to consolidate.

Dora Inés Rey, acting director of the UPRA, explained that: “The increase in exports reflects the competitiveness and effort of our agricultural producers, who continue to position Colombia as a benchmark in the export of agro-industrial products. These results are excellent news for the country’s economy; employment and development are generated, and the great potential that our countryside has is evident.”

Main results:

• Value growth: In March 2025, exports reached $1.395 million USD, an increase of 51.3% compared to March 2024.
•  Significant increase in coffee: coffee represented a notable increase of $311.5 million USD (+131.3%). It is consolidated as one of the main engines of the country’s exports.
•  Other notable categories: flower exports increased by $52.4 million USD (+23.8%), and cocoa and cocoa preparations rose by $31 million USD (+144.2%).
•  Volume growth: in March 2025, the country exported 510,515 tons of agricultural and agro-industrial products; an increase of 13% compared to the same month in 2024, with a notable increase in exports of coffee (+42.2%) and avocado (+94.5%).
• The first three months stand out: between January and March 2025, exports grew by 37% in value, driven by coffee (+100.8%), cocoa (+127.3%), and flowers (+9%).
•  Sustained increase in volume: during the first quarter of 2025, exports in volume increased by 3.8%; The growth of sugar (+26.8%) and soybean oil (+373.2%) stands out.

This performance reflects the importance of the agricultural sector as one of the pillars of the Colombian economy, with a clear impact on job creation, improved competitiveness and integration into international markets.

The outlook for the coming months continues to be favorable, with a growing interest in Colombian products in international markets; which translates into an opportunity to continue strengthening the agricultural and agro-industrial sector as a key engine of economic development.

Above image: coffee beans drying in the traditional open-air method. Photo credit: UPRA.

The meeting revolved around the 25% tariff applied to steel and aluminum and to manufactures made with these inputs; as well as the general tariff of 10% that affects exports of flowers, coffee, bananas, avocados, and clothing, among other products.

The senior officials referred to seeking mutually beneficial agreements that eliminate tariff and non-tariff barriers between the two countries. Colombia insisted on making progress in the sanitary admissibility of passion fruit, beef, and chicken, as well as the improvement of conditions for avocados and blueberries.

During the meeting, the minister expressed Colombia’s interest in exporting cannabis for medicinal and industrial uses to the United States, indicating that Colombia is closely following the process that the US authorities are carrying out to reclassify it in their internal regulations, facilitating scientific research for the benefit of public health and in line with the policies of Colombia’s government for the substitution of illicit crops.

Likewise, the visit to Bogotá of Daniel Watson, Deputy Representative for the Western Hemisphere of the Office of the Trade Representative, on April 29 and 30, was confirmed, to continue advancing in this dialogue initiated by the minister.

Colombia’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism said in a statement that its economic and trade policy will continue to be oriented towards reindustrialization, diversification of exportable supply and markets, and the protection of national interests.

Colombia’s Minister of Commerce, Cielo Rusinque Urrego, and Ambassador Daniel García-Peña meet US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to discuss tariffs on Colombian exports. Photo credit: Colombia’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism.

Colombia’s Commerce Minister meets US officials to address new tariffs on Colombian exports: Photo credit: Colombia’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism.

Between January and February 2025, the sector’s exports reached a total of $2,287 million USD, representing an increase of 29.6% compared to the same period in 2024. This growth was driven by the increase in coffee exports, which rose $418.6 million USD (86%); cocoa, with an increase of $34.9 million USD (115.3%); and beef and offal, with an increase of $27.4 million USD (209.5%).

In terms of volume, Colombia exported 436,931 tons of agricultural and agro-industrial products in February 2025, which represented a decrease of 10% compared to February 2024. This drop is mainly explained by the reduction in exports of bananas (-27%), fats or oils (-72%), and flowers (-18.4%).

However, over the past 12 months (March 2024 to February 2025), exports in value increased by 17% from the same period a year earlier. In addition, in volume, exports grew by 4.8%, highlighting the performance of products such as coffee and cocoa.

Dora Inés Rey, acting director of the Rural Agricultural Planning Unit (UPRA), commented: “The constant growth of our agricultural exports reflects the work and quality of our producers. Products such as coffee, cocoa, and beef continue to stand out in international markets, consolidating Colombia as a global benchmark. From the UPRA, we continue to promote strategies that favor the sustainable and competitive growth of our exports.”

Coffee beans. Photo credit: Pexels from Pixabay.

One of the objectives of the government’s Foreign Trade Policy is to promote the development and export of products from the industrial, agro-industrial, and agricultural sectors, moving toward a decarbonized, inclusive, sustainable, and knowledge-based economy.

Of the sectors that make up the non-mining sectors, according to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism (MinCIT) the one that registered the greatest growth in its exports was agriculture, which, although it represents 46.6% of this basket, registered an increase of 43.8% in its foreign sales.

In this segment, products such as beef stood out for their sales abroad, which increased 223.4%; coffee, 108.6%; flowers, 15.4%; and Tahiti lemon, 6.1%, among others. On the side of industrial products, a group that also includes agro-industrial products, exports increased 11.7%, and their participation in this non-mining basket was 53.3%.

Products such as palm oil, with an increase of 35.8%; electrical transformers, 22.9%; beauty preparations, 18.8%; doors, windows and their frames, 15.7%; plastics and their manufactures, 10.3%; refrigerators 8% and chocolates, candies and candies with an increase of 3.2%.

On the other hand, of the 10 main departments that export non-mining energy goods and accounted for 93.5% of those sales in the month, 9 registered growth.

These were: Antioquia, 30.4%; Bogotá, 14.9%; Atlántico, 10.6%; Valle del Cauca, 16.8%; Cundinamarca, 16.5%; Bolívar, 22.3%; Caldas, 109.7%; Huila, 67.8%, and Magdalena, 12.9%.

Photo credit: MinCIT.