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American exporters face new market conditions in Colombia, as well as new opportunities, as the country emerges from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

On November 9, 2020, Colombia’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection (MINHEALTH) issued Resolution 2013, a regulation that sets mandatory maximum sodium content limits for 59 processed food...

Colombia remains open to the adoption of biotech-derived commodities and innovative technologies.

Hong Kong’s imports of U.S. agricultural and food products declined drastically, 33 percent, between January – October 2020 compared to the corresponding period in 2019.

Hong Kong is the sixth-largest export market for U.S. consumer-oriented agricultural products, by value.

Colombian coffee production is forecast to remain at 14.1 million bags (1 bag = 60 kilograms) green bean equivalent (GBE) in marketing year 2020/21, due to the highly successful replanting program...

Thanks to FAS Bogota’s engagement with Colombian port authorities and coordination with USDA agencies, Colombia’s local food safety authority released six containers of U.S. food products...

On October 30, 2020, Hong Kong officially filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization’s dispute unit against the United States on the subject of the United States’ new labelling arrangement...

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

This report is an annual update of the food import standards and enforcement mechanisms in Colombia. It includes a new section on Trade Facilitation.

Hong Kong did not have any policy changes on regulating genetically engineered (GE) products in the past year.

Although the United States continues to be the main sourcing option for Colombian importers of corn and rice in marketing year (MY) 2020/21, it may face competition from...