This measure recognises the country’s sanitary capacity and allows the product to be shipped to six plants in the United States without additional requirements.
The United States government has authorised the export of shell eggs from Colombia for industrial processing. The result was announced by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism and was made public in coordination with the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA), the Colombian Embassy in Washington and the National Federation of Poultry Farmers (Fenavi).
‘The decision allows Colombia to export shell eggs without an import permit or prior health certificate requirement to six authorised plants in that country,’ explained the Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism, Diana Morales.
According to Minister Morales, ‘this expands opportunities for the poultry industry, strengthens its integration into high-standard value chains and consolidates better conditions for competitiveness in international markets.’
The Ministry of Trade noted that this is a concrete step forward in diversifying the country’s exportable supply and consolidating Colombia’s presence in international trade. The government indicated that this result is part of its policy to expand market access and generate new options for productive sectors.
Gonzalo Moreno, president of Fenavi, highlighted that in the last 20 years, chicken production in Colombia has more than tripled. ‘In the case of eggs, the sector projects to close the year with more than 18 billion units, a per capita consumption of 365 eggs and a relevant place in the global arena: Colombia is the tenth country in chicken consumption and the third in egg consumption.
Moreno said that strengthening the countryside requires basic conditions of security and connectivity, ‘the issue of security should be the number one priority in the countryside, we need to understand once again that the countryside needs security as a basic requirement. We need security and roads.’
The union leader added that the country has the capacity to consolidate itself as an agri-food powerhouse, but insisted that this goal depends on the rural environment.
‘Colombia wants to be a major agri-food power. We have what it takes, but we need to improve security. Without security, it is impossible. Without security, there is no food; without the countryside, there is no city.’
The government noted that this authorisation is part of the strategy to diversify exportable supply and expand Colombia’s presence in foreign markets.
