38.30% income from the country’s households were allocated in food for 2024

Expenditure on all types of food for 2024 was $ 240.5 billion pesoswhile the expense in the categories developed by the industry, called andialimentos was $ 98.5 billion pesos.

Among these categories are Meats and their derivatives, milk and dairy products, bread and bakery products, oils and coffee.

These data arise from Annual Food Consumption Report In Colombian households, in which he details the behavior of spending during 2024, which elaborate the Andi Food Industry Chamber, with Raddar.

There it is established that Colombian households allocated 38.30% of their income to foodwhich represented an average expense of $ 890,342 per household.

In cities like Neiva (49.14 %), Barranquilla (44.04 %), Villavicencio (43.55%) and Cartagena (43.20 %) Households allocated more food income. At the end of 2024, the places where food are bought.

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The neighborhood stores (49.3%) saw a decrease in their participation, while Supermarkets (23.7 %) and Hard Discount’s formats (13.5 %) experienced growth. This change was also reflected in a lower frequency of consumers’ visits at points of sale.

Constance Gómez Guasca
Portfolio journalist