Main Exported Products

Flowers

Cut flowers, including Carnations, Chrysanthemums, Dahlias, and Roses, became a significant export crop in the late 1970's and in 1986 earned US $ 155 million in revenue. Singled out as the definitive example of Colombia's diversification strategy, the Colombian flower industry became the Second largest in the world, surpassed only by that of the Netherlands.

The principal markets were Western Europe and the United States, which purchased more than 80 percent of Colombia's flowers.