Rains and reduced supply drive up prices of some Colombian products

In Colombia, the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE), through the Agricultural Sector Price and Supply Information System (SIPSA), reported changes in wholesale prices of agricultural products during the first week of March 2025.

Variations in the costs of fruits, vegetables and tubers have been driven by factors such as weather, supply and demand in different regions of the country. While some products, such as green peas in pods, avocados, and lemons, experienced significant increases, others, such as cucumbers and bananas, registered decreases.

Vegetables:

-Green peas in pods: In Ibagué, the price increased by 34%, reaching COP $6,667 per kilogram (USD $1.62). This increase is attributed to a reduction in high quality supply due to the rains in the producing areas.

-Green beans: In Ibagué, the price increased by 41%, reaching COP4,500 per kilogram (USD1.10). This increase is due to lower supplies from Cajamarca and Ibagué.

-Bean: In Sincelejo, the price increased by 19%, reaching COP 5,500 per kilogram ($1.34 USD), due to a reduction in supply from Antioquia.

-Pepino cohombro: In Ibagué, the price decreased by 25%, reaching COP 1,660 per kilogram (USD $0.40), due to an increase in supply from Cajamarca.

-White onion: In Sincelejo, the price increased by 15%, reaching COP 1,600 per kilogram (USD $0.39), as a result of harvesting delays due to the rains in Cundinamarca.

Fresh fruits:

-Aguacate: In Monteria, the price rose 17%, reaching COP $9,500 per kilogram ($2.32 USD), due to lower supply from Armenia and Fresno.corabastos.com.co

-Lemon: In Ibagué, the price increased by 26%, reaching COP 1,036 per kilogram (USD $0.25), affected by a reduction in the availability of the citrus fruit.

-Tommy mango: In Popayán, the price increased by 22%, reaching COP $3,460 per kilogram (USD $0.84), due to a lower supply from La Mesa and Anapoima.

-Pineapple: In Ibagué, the price increased by COP $205, trading at COP $3,000 per kilogram (USD $0.73), as a result of a reduction in the harvest due to the rains in Quindío.

-Bananas: In Bucaramanga, the price decreased by 16% to COP 2,533 per kilogram (USD $0.62), due to an increase in supply from Urabá.

Tubers:

-Papa criolla: In Bogota, the price increased by 13%, reaching COP $3,722 per kilogram ($0.91 USD), due to adverse weather conditions in Cundinamarca.

-Green plantain: In Popayán, the price increased by 36%, reaching COP2,180 per kilogram (USD0.53), due to lower supplies.

-Arracacha: In Ibagué, the price decreased by 20%, selling at COP$640 per kilogram (USD$0.16), due to greater availability of the product.

As for supply in the country's main marketplaces, an increase of 1.5% was recorded compared to Thursday, February 27. Among the centers that reported higher supplies were Plaza Las Flores in Bogota, Mercasa in Pereira, Mercado Nuevo in Valledupar, Coomproriente in Tibasosa and Centro Galerías in Manizales.

source: agronegocios.co

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