# Reuters poll: Colombian inflation to rise on food prices, peso depreciation - analysts | United Kingdom

> A Reuters poll of analysts raised expectations for Colombian inflation to 3.66% by year-end, up from 3.50% in the prior month's survey and further above the central bank's 3% target. The increase is attributed to food price pressure and a 17.2% depreciation of the peso over the last 12 months, with the peso trading at record lows against the dollar. Analysts also cited a long-running highway closure that disrupts agricultural flows to the eastern plains.

- Date: 2019-08-29 · published 2019-08-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Colombia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57849-reuters-poll-colombian-inflation-to-rise-on-food-prices-peso-depreciation
- 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 the highway closure constrains regional farm supply, both supporting higher feed and food input costs in Colombia. The story is primarily a macro inflation outlook with limited direct effect on global grain or meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- USDCOP: bullish ▲

## Sources

- uk.headtopics.com: https://uk.headtopics.com/news/reuters-poll-colombian-inflation-to-rise-on-food-prices-peso-depreciation-analysts-7897102

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