The sale of tilapia increased by 37.6% in 2018

According to the Ministry of Agriculture figures, sales of this product to abroad stood at 25.7 million US dollars starting in 2018, which means a growth of 37.6%.

This product has a share in the export basket which is growing, since it accounts for 0, 8% of $ 3,302.1 million.The overseas sale of tilapia in 2017 reached 41.7 million US dollars, an increase of 7.7% compared to 2016, when it stood at 38.7 million US dollars.

The previous year's production was 73,641 tons, which represents a 10% increase compared to 2016 (66,946 tonnes).

According to Mining, "the per capita consumption of tilapia in Latin America and the Caribbean is 9.4 kilograms per year, while In Colombia, it is 2.4 kilograms a year. "

In this way, the development of tilapia projects in the country is dynamic.