Colombia Agriculture

Contents extracted from the comprehensive atlas of international trade by Export Entreprises

Except the main productions listed hereafter, coffee represents 18% of Colombian exports, accounting for one and a half billion dollars. The selling price of coffee was 3.24 dollars in 1997 and it was the source of big hopes in spite of the moderate growth of the farming sector. In 1998, an increase by a 3.4% is expected.

Farmland surface area:

the areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 4,115,000 hectares in Colombia.

Number of farms:

1,547,846

Crops

Crop	Yield (in Metric Tons)	Surface (in hectares)	Yield Hg/ Ha*
Potatoes	2,705,413	168,088	160,952
Bananas	1,570,000	50,4	311,508
Rice Paddy	2,100,000	440	47,727
Manioc	1,956,051	210,618	92,872
Corn	1,010,000	576	17,535

Livestock

Species	Headcount
Cattle	26,000,000
Pigs	2,800,000
Ovine races	2,200,000
Goats	1,120,000
Poultry ( 1000 )	92

Number of tractors:

21,000

Irrigated land (surface area):

1,051,000 hectares.

Fishing yield in metric tons:

Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods	Saltwater fish
14,915 Tm.	126,915 Tm.

Aquacultural yield in metric tons:

167,080 Tm.

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