# Agricultural price increases moderated to 0.22% in October, according to Colombia’s Mercantile Exchange

> Colombia’s Agricultural Price Index rose 0.22% in October, down from 1.72% in September, while its annual increase slowed to 4.79% from 5.86%. Chicken, fresh eggs, and bananas contributed most to the monthly increase; cattle, green legumes, and several vegetables helped restrain it. Egg prices rose 7.51% in October.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-10T13:36:33.128Z
- Category: report · region Colombia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91840-agricultural-price-increases-moderated-to-0-22-in-october-according-to-colombia
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EGGS.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The index points to slower overall agricultural price inflation, but rising poultry and egg prices show that pressures vary by product. It offers no direct signal for feed-grain or meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- EGGS: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2018-07-13 | [Cattle Inventory Increases; Impact of Tariffs Hangs Over Markets - Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63966-cattle-inventory-increases-impact-of-tariffs-hangs-over-markets-center-for.md) | +0.9% | +1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-02-13 | [Cattle Industry Still in Expansion Mode, at Least for Now - Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72633-cattle-industry-still-in-expansion-mode-at-least-for-now-center-for-commercial.md) | +1.1% | +3.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2016-12-23 | [Cattle prices declined in October - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73417-cattle-prices-declined-in-october-progressive-cattle-ag-proud.md) | +3.7% | +6.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-12-05 | [ABARES forecasts agricultural production to fall $16b this financial year due to dry conditions in spring - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32670-abares-forecasts-agricultural-production-to-fall-16b-this-financial-year-due-to.md) | -1.4% | +1.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2016-11-01 | [Prices for protein under pressure \| Meatpoultry.com \| October 31, 2016 21:11 \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73877-prices-for-protein-under-pressure-meatpoultry-com-october-31-2016-21-11-meat.md) | -0.6% | +7.0% |

## Sources

- economistacolombia.com: https://economistacolombia.com/economia/alza-de-precios-agropecuarios-se-modero-a-022-en-octubre-segun-la-bolsa-mercantil-de-colombia/

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