Colombia currently has 109 different protocols signed with 30 countries and approximately 2,000 requirements for the export of 756 agricultural products and sub products to 128 countries. From these requirements, 82 correspond to agricultural products (fruits, vegetables and tubers, aromatic and medicinal plants, among others) seeking access to the United States market.
For their part, agricultural exports amounted to 2.7 million tonnes in 2011, compared to the 2.5 million in 2010, which means a 5.8% growth in volume and 20.9% in value, going from 4,031 million dollars in 2010 to 4,874 in 2011. Within this sector it is worth highlighting the dynamics of exports of non-traditional products, such as fruits and vegetables, because although they only account for 106,917 tonnes in 2011, they show a high increase rate of 31.6% compared to 2010, demonstrating their international potential.
The Institute achieved the approval of the first exports of Tommy Atkins mangoes to Japan and of pitaya to Chile. Many are the on-going proceedings being handled by the Institute to continue the sanitary and phytosanitary opening of international markets, including the one of eggs for human consumption in Mexico, beef to Israel, Canada and the United States, and of various fruits and vegetables to the United States, among others.
Source: ICA