| Who Supports the Trade Promotion Agreement
with Colombia?
American Farmers and Ranchers!
American farmers and ranchers support trade with Colombia!
- Over 50 of America's leading agricultural organizations - representing growers of everything from apples to zucchini - support Congressional approval of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement.
- Colombia is the largest export market for American farmers in South America, with U.S. agricultural imports from Colombia valued at $1.5 billion in 2007.
Colombians love U.S. corn, wheat, soybeans, and cotton!
- In 2007, the United States exported $500 million of yellow corn to Colombia, despite facing a 57% tariff.
- Colombia is also a top market for U.S. wheat, soybean cake and meal, and cotton despite its high tariffs (67%, 18%, and 11%, respectively).
- Because U.S. and Colombian farming conditions - from climate and soil to growing seasons - are so different, the two agricultural sectors are largely complementary.
The trade agreement will usher in dynamic growth for U.S. farm sales!
- Colombia has one of the highest tariff structures for agricultural goods in South
America, while 99.9% of Colombian agricultural goods enter the U.S. market
duty free.
- More than half of all U.S. agricultural exports will win immediate duty-free
access to the Colombian market upon entry-into-force of the U.S.-Colombia
Trade Promotion Agreement. It will allow U.S. farmers and ranchers to access
Colombia's market on terms equal to or better than South American suppliers,
who currently face lower tariffs when they sell to Colombia.
- According to an analysis by the American Farm Bureau Federation, U.S.
agricultural exports to Colombia are expected to grow by more than $690 million
dollars a year upon full implementation of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion
Agreement.
Colombia Deserves a Vote!
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|  | |  | | Did you know?
| | | The flower industry is a great example of the benefits that expanded trade brings to the United States and Colombia. As Colombian tariffs decrease as part of a trade agreement, the United States will be able to export more agricultural equipment, fertilizer, seeds, and related plastic products to Colombia, as two-way free trade will benefit both our countries.
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| | | | Overheard
| | | ''Time is of the essence if we hope to retain a strong and economically vibrant textile and apparel industry in this country by ensuring a strong trade relationship with our partners in Colombia.''
- From a letter sent to Congress on the behalf of textile and apparel associations.
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