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Fresh tilapia exports from Huila, Colombia rose 10.8%, reaching $7.3 million USD in earnings.

Exports to the USA rose by 8.6%, while Mexico and Venezuela saw increases of 22.5% and 47.4%, respectively.

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

Coffee exports were a principal driver of the increase.

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

Tilapia have been dying across the country as a foreign bacterium harmful to the species was detected, forcing the government to declare a State of Sanitary Emergency.

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

Between 2002 and 2021 UK based entities invested more than $22.6 billion USD in Colombia.

Colombia consumes plenty of tilapia internally, but ships almost all of its exports to the United States, with some going to Peru and the UK. January figures showed a 23.8% increase in shipments over the same month in 2020.