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Tilapia processing plant. (Photo: Marine Harvest Colombia)
Tilapia exports increase by 37.6%
COLOMBIA
Friday, July 13, 2018, 22:40 (GMT + 9)
Between January and May of this year, Colombia exported tilapia for a total value of US $ 25.7 million, a figure that According to figures from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR), annual growth is 37.6%.
"In the first five months of the year, Colombian tilapia sales abroad increased by USD 7.1 million, from USD 18.6 million to USD 25.7 million. This impulse, led by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, is due to increased production, product promotion and open markets at the international level, "said Minister Juan Guillermo Zuluaga Cardona. Chief Agricultural Portfolio pointed out that this increase in product marketing generates more revenue and opportunities for 145,000 people working in the aquaculture sector.
Figures indicate that between January and May 2018 tilapia is not yet the largest However, its share in the export basket is increasing, currently accounting for 0.8% of the total of 3,302, US $ 1 million
It should be noted that over the past year, tilapia exports reached $ 41.7 million, up 7.7% from 2016 , where overseas sales generated $ 38.7 million. In 2017, production was 73 641 tonnes, an increase of 10% from 66 946 tonnes in 2016.
Statistics from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) show that fresh fillets imports Colombia tilapia totaled USD 22.8 million in the first five months of the year, making it the country 's largest supplier.
During the same period of 2016, exports of this product to the US market reached USD 20 million, placing Colombia as the second largest supplier, behind Honduras.
According to Fedeacua Executive Director, Sara Patricia Bonilla, "this achievement was coming" because of the certification process in good practice. several years led the guild and this improved the competitiveness of local producers, reported AgroNegocios .
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