# Colombia agriculture minister orders review of rice-sector funds > Minister Indalecio Dangond called for a detailed review of how rice-sector parafiscal funds were used and what they achieved. A ministry-published letter cites amounts linked to U.S. rice import auctions and sector levies. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/colombia-minister-orders-review-of-rice-parafiscal-funds-october-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Agriculture - Country: Colombia - Published: 2026-10-04T14:04:24+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-07T05:57:14+03:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-01 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/colombia-minister-orders-review-of-rice-parafiscal-funds-october-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/colombia-minister-orders-review-of-rice-parafiscal-funds-october-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/colombia-minister-orders-review-of-rice-parafiscal-funds-october-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/colombia-minister-orders-review-of-rice-parafiscal-funds-october-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/colombia-minister-orders-review-of-rice-parafiscal-funds-october-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/colombia-minister-orders-review-of-rice-parafiscal-funds-october-2026.md) Colombia’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development published on October 2 a letter from Minister Indalecio Dangond to the board of Fedearroz. The letter says U.S. rice-import auctions generated about 292.867 billion Colombian pesos over the past 15 years, while collections from the parafiscal levy exceeded 259 billion pesos. The minister said he had ordered a forensic-focused review of the funds’ execution, allocation and impact. The letter also describes producers as facing high costs, low productivity, insufficient infrastructure and growing climate and price-volatility risks. The amounts are claims in the minister’s letter; they are not presented here as independent audit findings or proof of misconduct. ## Data ### Rice-sector parafiscal funds The minister’s October 2 letter called for a review of execution, allocation and impact of funds designated for the rice sector. Methodology: Amounts are transcribed from the minister’s letter to Fedearroz’s board. The import-auction figure is approximate and the levy collection is a lower bound; the two amounts may cover different flows and should not be directly added. | label | value | unit | period | basis | value_qualifier | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Estimated total from U.S. rice-import auctions (million COP) | 292867 | million COP | 2026 | estimate | approximate | | Lower bound for parafiscal levy collections (million COP) | 259000 | million COP | 2026 | estimate | lower-bound | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/colombia-minister-orders-review-of-rice-parafiscal-funds-october-2026/data/data-colombia-minister-orders-rev?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/colombia-minister-orders-review-of-rice-parafiscal-funds-october-2026/data/data-colombia-minister-orders-rev?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Colombian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development]() (Source checked: 2026-10-04; Published: 2026-10-02) ## Correction history - 2026-10-07T00:51:55+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article. - 2026-10-07T00:57:33+03:00: The article’s language editions and data explanations were reviewed, and identified translation and label issues were corrected. Sources, numerical data and the first-publication date were preserved. - 2026-10-07T05:57:14+03:00: Data classification corrected: measure identifiers and types now follow the dataset rules. No figure, unit or date changed. --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)