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

Even though potatoes are native to Colombia, agricultural and supply chain inefficiencies allow European imports to compete on price.

In 2018, Colombia implemented import duties of up to 8% on frozen potato fries from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany.

Of the total corn subsidies paid by the US government, 68.7% went towards the production of ethanol, amounting to $0.06646 USD per kilogram subsidy.

Colombia’s government, after declaring a state of economic, social & ecological emergency, has restricted exports of 24 products deemed necessary domestically to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic in the country.

We know Donald Trump has won. What comes next for the global economy is anyone's guess.