Colombian Exotic Fruit Exports Reach US$49.1 Million in 2026

Between January and August 2026, Colombia exported US$49.1 million worth of exotic fruits, marking a 12.5% increase compared to the same period in 2025. The National Tax and Customs Directorate's figures, analyzed by the National Association of Foreign Trade, reveal the sector's growth in international markets. Among the exported fruits, gulupa, a type of passion fruit, led the sales with approximately US$45.55 million, accounting for 92.8% of the total export value.

This represented a 13.3% increase compared to the same period in 2025, when gulupa sales were around US$40.2 million. The strong performance of gulupa highlights its importance in Colombia's passion fruit exports and the sector's overall growth. Granadilla, the second-ranked fruit, saw exports amounting to US$2.8 million, a 5.3% increase from the previous year.

Passion fruit, known locally as maracuya, had a 4.5% decline in exports, totaling US$604,361. The Netherlands was the leading export destination, accounting for 75.6% of the total, with purchases totaling nearly US$37 million. The United Kingdom was the second-largest market, purchasing US$4.7 million worth of Colombian exotic fruits, a 7.1% increase from the previous year.

Other destinations like Germany, Canada, Spain, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates showed mixed results, with some recording growth while others experienced declines. The export performance of these destinations depends on both Colombia's supply and demand trends in individual markets. Geographically, Cundinamarca and Antioquia departments dominated the export production, jointly accounting for 93.6% of the total export value.

Cundinamarca led the departmental ranking, with exports worth US$29.7 million, a 19.2% increase from the previous year, while Antioquia ranked second with US$16.1 million in exports.