USAPEEC participated in the 12th edition of the Alimentec Trade Show, held recently in Bogotá, Colombia. This nation is the third-largest economy in Latin America, with a population of 50 million and a growing middle class, representing a large potential market.
Alimentec is the premier platform for the food, beverage, and hospitality industries in the Andean region, the Caribbean, and Latin America and offers an ideal opportunity to showcase food products and services for the HRI, retail, and supermarket sectors of Latin America.
More than 30,000 attended the Show, allowing USAPEEC to expand its network of contacts. From visitors to the USAPEEC booth, 158 contacts were made with companies in the region allowing USAPEEC to provide information about members and their products. Francisco Palmieri the U.S. Embassy Charge D’Affaires to Colombia visited the USAPEEC booth.
In 2023 Central and South America combined with the Caribbean imported 851,326 metric tons of broiler products representing 23.4 percent of exports. Value attained $1,093 million, equivalent to 23.1 percent of the total and with a unit price of $1,284 per metric ton.