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Prices of carrots, beets, junca, onions, broccoli, and green beans rose over 10% due to lower supply from key regions.

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%).

The study revealed that 66% of the surveyed businesspeople were optimistic regarding the operations of their companies in Colombia, while 30% feel the same in respect to the performance of the economy in general.

Colombia is positioned as a high growth market for the processed foods industry, according to the industry gremio (industry association) ANDI (National Association of Businesspeople). Statistics provided by ANDI indicate that while Latin America regional per capita processed food...