# Colombia’s Peso Sinks Most Since 2020 on Election Jitters - Bloomberg

> Colombia's peso fell 3.9% to close at 3,830 per dollar, its biggest one-day drop since March 2020. The slide followed a poll showing leftist Senator Iván Cepeda with a wide lead in the presidential race, and dollar bonds also fell.

- Date: 2026-02-26 · published 2026-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Colombia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20892-colombia-s-peso-sinks-most-since-2020-on-election-jitters-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Colombian Peso (COP per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCOP.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker peso raises the local-currency cost of imported feed ingredients and pressures Colombian livestock and poultry margins. The move is driven by political risk rather than agricultural supply.

## Read by commodity

- USDCOP: bullish ▲

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-26/colombia-bonds-peso-fall-as-leftist-cepeda-takes-dominant-lead

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.