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The largest Colombian export mission ever to the United States is in Miami this week for two-days of match-making sessions with pre-selected importers. High on the agenda for sale: women’s lingerie and other clothing, processed foods, books and other manufactured goods, Colombian officials said.

To help offset a drop in trade due to disputes with Venezuela, Colombia is accelerating its drive to diversify sales abroad. More than 360 Colombian exporters are visiting Miami this week for pre-arranged meetings with more than 240 importers from the United States, Canada, Mexico and Caribbean islands, said Maria Elvira Pombo, president of Colombia’s export promotion agency Proexport.

Colombia held similar but smaller export events recently in Chile, Brazil and Guatemala, she said.

Read more about the event at the Chicago Tribune:  Colombia holds major export event in Miami