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Service-oriented and labor-intensive businesses may face higher operating costs due to the 23% minimum wage hike and its immediate impact on indexed service categories

The irony is that while Colombian's Andean region is where potatoes historically originate, consumers prefer imported, frozen French fries.

18 of the 23 cities monitored reported increases in the volume entered, consolidating a positive national trend.

Food price trends show the need for planning with technical tools to foresee supply issues and guide policies for food security.

Excess water threatens crops like bananas, cacao, avocado, vegetables, and potatoes, while high humidity boosts pests and disease.

Fresh fruits like mandarins, avocados, and pineapples saw big supply boosts; ginger, yams, and carrots also increased notably.

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

While fresh fruits like papaya, mango, and pineapple saw price reductions, products such as lime and avocado experienced increases.

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

Things can get worse, much worse. But as Duque’s four year term comes towards a close, there is a practical consensus in Colombia that things could have been much better.