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

Coffee exports rose $159.7 million USD (+59.9%), palm oil $42.4 million USD (+53.6%), avocado $13.9 million USD (+65.4%).

Imported dry peas, yellow corn, lentils fell; domestic beans, prime rice, corn on the cob rose.

Agriculture led non-mining growth at 41.32% from January-April, per the ministry's analysis compared to last year.

Despite tariffs imposed by US President Trump, Colombia's agricultural exports are growing at a record pace.

Colombian exports grew, led by coffee (+105.4%), flowers (+15.4%), and cocoa (+161.1%), solidifying the sector's role in exports.

The decline was driven by drops in corn (-24.9%), soybeans (-59.4%), and sugar (-69.5%).

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

Export volume grew in February as well, with a 23.2% increase compared to the same month in 2023. 

Colombian energy company Bioenergy has signed its first commercial deal to begin selling ethanol from its plant in Meta to Bogotá-based oil and gas leader Terpel.