Operations Colombia
Baika Colombia
Since 2019 we have been producing Hass avocados in the coffee region, and since 2026 with our own plant. In Colombia we close the entire chain: from the field in Caldas and Quindío to the packing in Antioquia, and from there to the United States, Europe and Argentina.
Colombia in numbers
One of the five main avocado exporters in the country.
603
Hectares
3
Company-owned orchards
2019
Start of operation
150–200
Hired people
×4
Our own production in Colombia quadrupled between 2023 and 2025.
The field
Three fields in the coffee-growing region
Our company-owned orchards are distributed between Caldas and Quindío, where the tropical altitude sets the pace of cultivation. Sandy loam soil, temperate climate and two seasons of flowering and harvest per year.
The tropical altitude allows two harvest windows: from September to March and from April to August. Thanks to them we export throughout the year.
603 ha
Planted area
1,800–2,500 m
Above sea level
16–30°C
Temperature range
Hass
Unique variety
sandy loam
Soil type
All year
Fruit availability
How we grow
The craft before the technique
Caring for the garden begins with the soil and ends with the flower. Each practice seeks that the tree produces even fruit, season after season.
- Soil management
- Floral induction
- Pollination
- Use of drones
- Clonal plant material
Partner growers
We don't grow alone
We work with partner growers whom we accompany with financial support and assistance in obtaining your certifications.
Financial support
Support to sustain the investment required by the cultivation of Hass.
Certification assistance
Technical support until you obtain and maintain your certifications.
Irrigation is supplied by rainwater and concessions, stored in reservoirs.
Our sustainability →The plant
El Retiro, Antioquia
Since 2026 we have been processing in our own plant. The fruit that comes from our fields and Our producers receive, select and package right here, in Antioquia.
2026
Start-up
2,000 m²
Plant area
4 way
Process line
10–14 t/h
Capacity per hour
7
Containers per day
PrimusGFS + FSMA
Certified safety
The technology
Each fruit, followed from end to end
The process line has optical selection that detects defects with light ultraviolet, beyond what the human eye can see. And all the fruit follows with a traceability system that accompanies it from harvest to arrival at Destination: Each box can be traced back to its origin.
The market
From Antioquia to the world
From Colombia we supply the United States, Europe and Argentina. The fruit comes out in green, in a cold chain, and each client activates the ripening at destination according to their own commercial program.
- USA
- Europe
- Argentina
Certifications
Standards that support the operation
- GLOBALG.A.P.Field
- SMETA / SedexSocial
- SPRINGWater
- SCS Sustainably GrownSustainability
- PrimusGFSPlant
- FSMAFood safety
The people
Between 150 and 200 people They work with us every month.
“After 7 years of operating in Colombia, having become one of the five main exporters in the country, we owed ourselves—and we owed our producers—an own operation that would reaffirm our image and the quality of our work.”
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Data sheet
Baika Colombia in detail
- Role
- Own production, process and export
- Since
- 2019
- Orchards
- 3 company-owned orchards in Caldas and Quindío
- Area
- 603 hectares
- Variety
- Hass 100%
- Altitude
- 1,800 to 2,500 meters above sea level
- Climate
- 16 to 30°C
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Irrigation
- Rainwater and concessions stored in reservoirs
- Management
- Conventional
- Growing practices
- soil management, floral induction, pollination, use of drones, clonal plant material
- harvest windows
- September to March and April to August
- Availability
- Export throughout the year
- Plant
- El Retiro, Antioquia · from 2026 · 2,000 m² · four-way line
- Capacity
- 10 to 14 tonnes per hour · up to 7 containers per day
- People
- 150 to 200 people with direct monthly contract
- Markets
- United States, Europe and Argentina
- Ripening
- At destination: the fruit travels green in the cold chain
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