Traditional and non-traditional shipments totaled US$9.876 million last year. Main products were coffee and blueberries, according to ADEX.
The traditional and non-traditional agricultural exports totaled US$9,876 million in 2022, achieving a growth of 13% compared to 2021. Thus, they accumulated seven years of positive behavior, reported the Association of Exporters (ADEX).
According to the ADEX Data Trade Business Intelligence System, this sector registered an increase of 9% in 2016, 7% in 2017, 11% in 2018, 9% in 2019, 5% in 2020 and 18% in 2021, although in previous years it achieved higher rates, as in 2010 (31%) and 2011 (42%).
The business union also highlighted that this subsector generated nearly 2 million jobs in 2021, including direct, indirect and induced, and has greater potential, which must be taken advantage of.
Performance of traditional agriculture
Last year, traditional agricultural dispatches totaled US$1,349 million, showing an increase of 57.3%. Its leading product was coffee, which reached US$1,231 million, with a participation of 91.2% and a growth of 60.5%. Shipments of solid refined cane or beet sugar, other cane sugar and cane molasses also stood out.
Its largest market was the US ($322,147,000) with an increase of 49.8%, followed by Germany, Belgium, Colombia, Sweden, Canada, Italy, the UK, the Netherlands, and South Korea.
Exports with added value
On the other hand, non-traditional agricultural exports accumulated US$8,527 million, that is, they increased by 7.8%. Blueberries stood out with US$1,366,290,000 and an evolution of 15.2%, as well as fresh grapes, avocados, asparagus, mangoes, among others.
The main destination was the US with US$ 3,092 million. It was followed by the Netherlands, Spain, Ecuador, China, Chile, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Hong Kong and Colombia.
in the top ten notable growth was observed, such as that of Mexico (61.3%), China (57%) and Colombia (50.2%), but also figures in the red such as the Netherlands (-4.9%), the United Kingdom (- 12.9%) and Hong Kong (-31%).
Source: Larepublica
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