Which exporters drove the 16% rise in fresh gulupa in 2026?

Martín Garay

Published November 2026 · Data through 24 October 2026 · 3 min read

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From January to August 2026, Colombia and Ecuador exported US$ 51.77 million of fresh gulupa. That is 16% more than in the same months of 2025.

Volume grew 6%, to 8,950 tonnes. The price per kilo grew 9%, to US$ 5.82.

So the rise came more from price than from volume. If you buy gulupa, you paid more per kilo this year, and your suppliers kept their volume growing.

I see a good moment to add a second supplier. Ocati shipped US$ 22.95 million this year, and several mid-size exporters grew faster than the market.

I read the export customs records of Colombia and Ecuador, shipment by shipment, from January to the latest day each one has published. The price per kilo is the value divided by the net kilos, without shipments between companies of one group.

Who ships the fruit

Ocati led with US$ 22.95 million in 2026, 47% more than in the same months of 2025.

Its fruit went to 11 buyers in five countries, at US$ 6.48 per kilo.

Ci Caribbean Exotics came second, with US$ 5.94 million. It more than doubled its value against 2025, and it reached 23 buyers, the widest list of any exporter.

Jardin Exotics shipped US$ 4.41 million to four buyers, with Quality Produce International and Ogl Foodtrade as its main accounts.

San Basilio Fruit followed with US$ 4.29 million, all of it for The New Logistics.

Frutas Comerciales, with US$ 3.25 million, and Nuticol, with US$ 1.65 million, completed the top six. Nuticol grew 39% in value.

Nativa Produce grew 37%, to US$ 0.64 million, and worked with nine buyers.

Which exporters work with many buyers

Which exporters already handle several programs at once? Ci Caribbean Exotics leads with 23 buyers, and Comercializadora Agricola Macondo Fruits follows with 12.

Ocati, Novacampos and Eficav reached 11 buyers each. Eficav is the one that ships from Ecuador.

In total, 15 exporters shipped to five buyers or more in 2026, and six of them to 10 or more.

For you as a buyer, these are the suppliers used to packing for several clients and several markets.

Colombia and Ecuador

Colombian fresh gulupa sold at US$ 5.84 per kilo in 2026, through 44 exporters. It made up US$ 51.44 million of the value.

Ecuadorian gulupa sold at US$ 3.91 per kilo, with 10 exporters and US$ 0.40 million.

Ecuador's value grew 48% against the same months of 2025, and its volume more than doubled.

So Ecuador is a small origin with a lower price, and it is growing. You can test it as a second source for the Netherlands and Spain, where its exporters already ship.

How the price moved

The Colombian price ran between US$ 4.34 and US$ 6.10 per kilo over the last seven quarters.

It reached its high in the second quarter of 2026 and held at US$ 5.92 in July and August.

In value, the first quarter of 2026 was the strongest, with US$ 19.47 million from Colombia.

The low came at the end of 2025, at US$ 4.34. That is the season to negotiate a yearly program.

What I would do

I would talk to more than one exporter. Ocati leads, and Ci Caribbean Exotics, Jardin Exotics and Frutas Comerciales each shipped more than US$ 3 million.

Then I would look at the fast growers, such as Nuticol and Nativa Produce, which grew more than 35% in value.

If you need a second origin, the 10 exporters of Ecuador offer fruit at US$ 3.91 per kilo.

The full list of the exporters since 2025, with their buyers, their price per kilo and their markets, is in the Radar.

The numbers behind this

Get the list of fresh gulupa suppliers

Every company that exported fresh gulupa from Colombia and Ecuador since 2025, ranked by value, with their price per kilo, their buyers and their markets.

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