What fresh produce does Colombia export?

Colombia ships bananas, avocados, limes, goldenberries, passion fruits, plantains, and papayas. The calendar on this page gives each one's export window month by month.

When does Colombia export passion fruits?

Colombia ships passion fruits March–June, with September–November at the shoulders. These are export weeks out of the origin, not arrival weeks in your market.

Which ports does Colombia export fresh produce from?

Cartagena, Santa Marta, Turbo, and Buenaventura. The load port is worth knowing because the lane's transit — and so the shelf life left on arrival — is measured from it.

Season calendar

Colombia fresh produce export calendar

Colombia ships bananas, plantains and papayas every week of the year. When avocados, limes, goldenberries and passion fruit have a window, month by month.

Load ports: Cartagena, Santa Marta, Turbo, and Buenaventura
Produce covered: Banana Avocado Lime Goldenberry Passion fruit Plantain Papaya
Lanes out of here: Colombia → Rotterdam

Peak — shipping in volume Shoulder — opening or closing Export windows out of the origin, not arrival weeks. Add the lane's transit.

Colombia fresh produce export calendar: which produce ships in which month.
Produce	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Banana Ships year-round	January: Peak	February: Peak	March: Peak	April: Peak	May: Peak	June: Peak	July: Peak	August: Peak	September: Peak	October: Peak	November: Peak	December: Peak
Avocado April–July, September–January peak · February–March, August shoulder	January: Peak	February: Shoulder	March: Shoulder	April: Peak	May: Peak	June: Peak	July: Peak	August: Shoulder	September: Peak	October: Peak	November: Peak	December: Peak
Lime May–October peak · November–April shoulder	January: Shoulder	February: Shoulder	March: Shoulder	April: Shoulder	May: Peak	June: Peak	July: Peak	August: Peak	September: Peak	October: Peak	November: Shoulder	December: Shoulder
Goldenberry October–January peak · February–September shoulder	January: Peak	February: Shoulder	March: Shoulder	April: Shoulder	May: Shoulder	June: Shoulder	July: Shoulder	August: Shoulder	September: Shoulder	October: Peak	November: Peak	December: Peak
Passion fruit March–June peak · September–November shoulder	January: Not shipping	February: Not shipping	March: Peak	April: Peak	May: Peak	June: Peak	July: Not shipping	August: Not shipping	September: Shoulder	October: Shoulder	November: Shoulder	December: Not shipping
Plantain Ships year-round	January: Peak	February: Peak	March: Peak	April: Peak	May: Peak	June: Peak	July: Peak	August: Peak	September: Peak	October: Peak	November: Peak	December: Peak
Papaya Ships year-round	January: Peak	February: Peak	March: Peak	April: Peak	May: Peak	June: Peak	July: Peak	August: Peak	September: Peak	October: Peak	November: Peak	December: Peak

Last reviewed August 2026. Windows are editorial ranges for a normal year, not a published schedule, and they are export weeks out of Colombia rather than arrival weeks in your market.

Colombia’s Caribbean ports are the closest loading points in South America to both Europe and the US East Coast, and that shapes what the country can sell. Bananas out of Urabá and Magdalena have shipped on standing programmes for a century. What is new, and what makes the calendar below worth reading, is Hass avocado: Colombia has scaled it faster than any other origin in the last decade, and it has two harvests a year rather than one.

That second harvest is the thing to plan around. The main crop runs through the Northern Hemisphere autumn and winter; the traviesa fills much of the middle of the year at lower volume. Between them Colombia is close to a year-round avocado origin on its own, which is unusual outside Mexico — and it means Colombian fruit is competing with Peru in exactly the months Peru used to have to itself.

Banana

Ships year-round Varieties: Cavendish

Every week of the year, out of Urabá and the Magdalena region through Turbo, Santa Marta and Cartagena. Colombia has shipped bananas on standing programmes for a century and the lane never closes.

Colombia banana: window and arrival weeks · Banana across every origin

Avocado

April–July, September–January peak · February–March, August shoulder Varieties: Hass

Two harvests a year: the main crop from about September to January, and the traviesa from April to July. Between them Colombia is close to a year-round avocado origin on its own, which outside Mexico is rare.

Colombia avocado: window and arrival weeks · Avocado across every origin

Lime

May–October peak · November–April shoulder Varieties: Tahití

Year-round with a peak through the middle of the year. Colombia is the third origin on the European lime shelf after Mexico and Brazil, and it is the closest of the three.

Colombia lime: window and arrival weeks · Lime across every origin

Goldenberry

October–January peak · February–September shoulder Varieties: Uchuva

Harvested most of the year with a firm peak into the Northern Hemisphere winter, when European demand for it is highest. Colombia is effectively the only origin exporting uchuva at scale.

Colombia goldenberry: window and arrival weeks · Goldenberry across every origin

Passion fruit

March–June peak · September–November shoulder Varieties: Gulupa

A main window in the Northern Hemisphere spring and a smaller one in the autumn. Gulupa — purple passion fruit — is what European buyers mean when they order passion fruit, and Colombia is its main origin.

Colombia passion fruit: window and arrival weeks · Passion fruit across every origin

Plantain

Ships year-round

Year-round, on the same programme logic as bananas and frequently on the same vessels out of Urabá.

Colombia plantain: window and arrival weeks · Plantain across every origin

Papaya

Ships year-round

Year-round, out of Córdoba and the Valle del Cauca. Papaya fruits continuously in the Colombian lowlands, so this row is a programme rather than a window, the same shape as Brazil’s and Costa Rica’s.

Colombia papaya: window and arrival weeks · Papaya across every origin

FAQ

What fresh produce does Colombia export?: Colombia ships bananas, avocados, limes, goldenberries, passion fruits, plantains, and papayas. The calendar on this page gives each one's export window month by month.
When does Colombia export passion fruits?: Colombia ships passion fruits March–June, with September–November at the shoulders. These are export weeks out of the origin, not arrival weeks in your market.
Which ports does Colombia export fresh produce from?: Cartagena, Santa Marta, Turbo, and Buenaventura. The load port is worth knowing because the lane's transit — and so the shelf life left on arrival — is measured from it.

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