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Colombia coffee sector faces fiscal strain, peso rally
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Colombia coffee sector faces fiscal strain, dollar pressure peso rally
The five‑month extension of the National Coffee Fund signed on 2 July kept the fund at roughly 1.04 trillion pesos, preserving purchase‑guarantee, technical assistance and research programmes for more than 560,000 coffee‑farming families. Negotiations on a permanent administration model continue under president‑elect Abelardo de la Espriella. During the same week the Colombian peso briefly fell to a six‑year low of 3,287.60 per US dollar on 7 July, breaking the 3,300 support level amid heavy institutional selling. By 9 July the official exchange rate had recovered to about 3,300 pesos per dollar, the lowest level since 2020. The appreciation is linked to a weaker global dollar, a 12 % policy rate set by the Banco de la República, inflows into Colombian bonds and stable oil revenues. While cheaper imports ease inflation pressures, the stronger peso deepens the “silent tax” on coffee exporters, further eroding export earnings that already suffered from earlier peso fluctuations. In mid‑July the US dollar weakened sharply against the peso, posting four consecutive down days and lowering the exchange rate toward the $3,000 per metric‑ton mark. Analysts say the stronger peso could reduce consumer prices for imported goods but may erode the competitiveness of key agricultural exports, including coffee. The sector’s long‑standing infrastructure and credit constraints remain, prompting calls for stronger rural support alongside the fiscal measures in the coffee fund. By mid‑July the dollar’s continued slide pushed late July the peso closer to remained near the $3,000 per metric‑ton threshold that coffee exporters view as a competitiveness ceiling, lowering import costs for consumer goods and agricultural inputs while warning of tighter export margins. Central bank manager Leonardo Villar later said noted the peso’s appreciation reflects a blend of global dollar weakness, oil‑price movements and domestic electoral dynamics, leaving analysts uncertain. dynamics. On 31 July the central bank announced a $4 billion foreign‑reserve acquisition program, buying dollars to inject liquidity and temper the peso’s rise. The TRM hovered around 3,144 pesos per dollar, a further decline from the previous month.
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