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

More Mayor McMeat, Hidroituango, Colombia's Minimum Wage, Mangos & Potatoes, Peru's Problem with Petro

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.