Palm oil in Colombia: why it continues to grow – Sectors – Economy
Although the La Niña phenomenon has affected the harvests of a large part of Colombian agriculture, andthe palm sector It has benefited in recent months from the rains that have been distributed in the areas where there are oil palm crops.The abundant rainfall that the crop requires plus the good international prices that the palm had last year led production to close 2022 with the historical figure of 1.77 million tons, which represented an increase of 1.26 percent. compared to 2021. In total, the harvest that totaled 9.71 billion pesos.(You can also read: Health reform: the costs contemplated by the…
