The president said that 10 million tons were sold at the Osaka Expo.
News Colombia.
President Gustavo Petro turned on the debate on social networks after his statements about the Colombian pavilion at the Osaka 2025 Expo.
In a message posted on his X account, he assured that the Tolimense Lechona became the most famous dish in the fair and that they would have sold “10 million tons”.
The statement generated a wave of comments ranging from pride in the visibility of Colombian cuisine to harsh criticism so many catalog an exaggeration impossible to sustain.
Users and opponents pointed out that the figure was unreal, while others defended the rhetorical sense of the phrase, arguing that the president was only looking for Highlight the success of the typical dish in the Asian market.
In contrast, official Procolombia reports confirm that the Colombian pavilion has had a positive balance: More than 1.3 million visitors, 700 national products exhibited and Sales for 11 million dollars in avocadosin addition to 35 million dollars in the last business wheel. However, No figure supports the “10 million tons” of Lechona mentioned by Petro.
In the end, an exaggerated phrase ended up stealing the prominence: The milky went from being a typical dish to become the center of the conversationwhile the true achievements of Colombia at the fair were in the background.
I have entered the Colombian pavilion at the Fair of the future of Osaka, Japan.
They criticized us their cost, and do you know what?
1,300,000 million people have entered the stand, 700 different classes of Colombian products have been sold; Only one: the avocados, we sold 11 … pic.twitter.com/a8gjlmkyuu
– Gustavo Petro (@Petrogustavo) SEPTEMBER 5, 2025
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