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SaborUSA is a non-traditional marketing campaign that uses television promotions, an interactive website, a smartphone application and social media to promote U.S. food and beverages in Colombia.

Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) published “Official Resolution # 6630 of 2017” which removed the plant pest Tilletia horrida from Colombia’s official phytosanitary quarantine pest list.

Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) published “Official Resolution # 6705 of 2017” which removes the phytosanitary measures for the transportation of imported paddy rice coming from the U.S.

Colombia coffee production remains strong as the renovated trees reach their peak productivity and weather conditions are favorable.

Colombian sugar production is forecast to marginally increase to 2.35 million metric tons (MT) in marketing year (MY) 2017/18 from the 2.30 million metrics tons reached in MY 2016/17.

In 2016, U.S. corn dominated the Colombian market supplying 99.6% of imports due to trade preferences in the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA).

SaborUSA is a non-traditional marketing campaign that began in July 2015 to promote U.S. food and beverages in Colombia.

On January 15, 2016, USDA-FAS signed a Participating Agency Program Agreement (PAPA) with USAID entitled Cacao for Peace (CfP).

This report is an annual update of the food import standards and enforcement mechanisms in Colombia.

This report includes Colombia’s import requirements for import permits and export certificates for multiple food products for human and animal consumption.

In 2016, U.S. rice exports to Colombia are 66.1 percent lower than the previous year. This is due to a strong U.S. dollar, larger Colombian domestic production, and increased competition...

In fiscal year (FY) 2016 (October to September) total Colombian food and agricultural imports were valued at $5.5 billion.