# Colombian Dairy Exports Grow 12.8% Amidst Decline in Beef and Live-Cattle Shipments

> Colombia exported 11,777 tonnes of dairy products worth $47 million in January–September 2026, up 12.8% year over year, with whole-milk powder leading the growth. Beef export volume fell 42%, and live-cattle exports also declined; the article cites peso appreciation among the sector’s competitiveness challenges.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-10T06:10:09.476Z
- Category: trade · region Colombia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91060-colombian-dairy-exports-grow-12-8-amidst-decline-in-beef-and-live-cattle
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower live-cattle exports can leave more animals available in the domestic market, weighing on local cattle prices. The dairy export growth concerns products without a direct matching commodity symbol in the allowed list.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2024-06-08 | [Setbacks in US beef exports to China dampen August live cattle futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29892-setbacks-in-us-beef-exports-to-china-dampen-august-live-cattle-futures.md) | +1.3% | +2.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-09-10 | [U.S. beef exports lower as cattle prices turn negative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28245-u-s-beef-exports-lower-as-cattle-prices-turn-negative.md) | +0.3% | +4.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-09-16 | [SA farmers concerned about live cattle exports from Botswana](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57035-sa-farmers-concerned-about-live-cattle-exports-from-botswana.md) | -0.2% | +8.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-02-11 | [Imports of Cattle and Beef Hit Historical High in 2020 - R-CALF USA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48572-imports-of-cattle-and-beef-hit-historical-high-in-2020-r-calf-usa.md) | -0.3% | +1.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-04-11 | [Indian carabeef exports set to increase in 2018 \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65454-indian-carabeef-exports-set-to-increase-in-2018-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | +3.5% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- insights.tridge.com: https://insights.tridge.com/speaker-product-news-reports/KJLyFXpzJzgKuB1Gqsm5QUKHGgR43AVdqLP9oVT2F5cRm3vpF3CZ6hPH

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