Colombia: The United States Gains Market Access to Colombia for Bovine Meat and Bone Meal

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   CO2023-0028
In October 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Plant and Animal Health Inspection Service and the Colombian Institute for Agriculture agreed on import requirements for U.S. bovine meat and bone meal (MBM) to Colombia. Colombia’s steady economy growth, increasing production of proteins, and growing demand for high quality pet food are creating new opportunities to increase exports of MBM products to the country.

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