1、 THIS REPORT CONTAINS ASSESSMENTS OF COMMODITY AND TRADE ISSUES MADE BY USDA STAFF AND NOT NECESSARILY STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL U.S.GOVERNMENT POLICY Required Report:Required-Public Distribution Date:March 19,2025 Report Number:CO2025-0002 Report Name:Grain and Feed Annual Country:Colombia Post:Bogota
2、 Report Category:Grain and Feed Prepared By:Lady Gomez,Agricultural Specialist Approved By:Mark Rosmann Report Highlights:Colombias economic recovery together with growing domestic livestock and poultry production are driving Colombias corn demand.With the rapid development of poultry and egg produc
3、tion in particular,corn consumption is projected to increase in market year(MY)2025/2026 to support strengthening demand from the animal feed sector.Corn consumption will continue to be buoyed mostly through imports,forecasted to reach 7.2 million metric tons(MMT),with the United States as the main
4、supplier.Domestic corn production in the outyear is anticipated to increase to 1.55 MMT with favorable weather conditions.By contrast,milled rice production is forecast to drop to 1.94 MMT as low prices will discourage rice area expansion after a record production year.Outyear rice imports are antic
5、ipated to decrease to 120,000 MT,while wheat imports are projected to grow,in line with higher consumption levels supported by domestic economic recovery.Competition with Canada continues to challenge to U.S.wheat market growth.Page 2 of 18 Commodities:Corn Table 1.Corn:Production,Supply,and Distrib
6、ution Corn 2023/2024 2024/2025 2025/2026 Market Year Begins Oct 2023 Oct 2024 Oct 2025 Colombia USDA Official New Post USDA Official New Post USDA Official New Post Area Harvested(1000 HA)390 390 370 370 0 370 Beginning Stocks(1000 MT)340 340 390 390 0 389 Production(1000 MT)1600 1600 1500 1500 0 15