- Total pork imports from January to May, totaled 52,754 tons (t), a decrease of 6.8% compared to the same period in 2022.
- The value of imports reached 134.9 M USD CIF, representing an increase of 4.4% compared to the same period of the previous year.
- In May, the volume of imports reached 9006 t, which represents a drop of 29.3% compared to the same month of the previous year and a 16.8% drop compared to April.
- As for the countries of origin, in May there were significant decreases in shipments from the United States (-26.4%) and Chile (-35.9%); however, Canada, with a volume of 1,387 tons, practically doubled its shipments compared to the same month of the previous year.
- In May, 84% of imports corresponded to chops and ribs (42.8%), boneless frozen meat (35.8%), and bone-in frozen legs and shoulders (5.3%).
- The implicit price for the imported product averaged COP 11,898/kg in May and was 30.1% higher than the average for the same month in 2022 (COP 9,143/kg); however, the variation in dollars showed an increase of only 14.9%, from USD 2.26 to USD 2.59/kg.
333 Latin America with data from the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) of Colombia.
https://www.dane.gov.co/