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NEW INSPECTION RULES FOR IMPORTED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

Beginning October 1st, companies wishing to gain approval by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Supplies (MAPA) for import operations involving products classified in the Common Mercosur Nomenclatures (NCMs) may…
Grains Sep, 20, 2020 0

BRAZIL BUYS 30,000 TONS OF RICE FROM THE USA

A few days after the Executive Management Committee (Gecex) of the Chamber of Foreign Trade (Camex) zeroed the import duty on rice in an attempt to lower the price of…
Brasil exportação soja - brazilian soybean exports
Grains Sep, 15, 2020 0

BRAZIL DOUBLES SOY EXPORTS TO HOLLAND IN JAN-AUG 2020

Statistics from the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (SECEX) indicate that Holland became the third-largest destination for Brazilian exports in the first eight months of 2020 by doubling its soy imports…
Exportações brasileiras de açúcar
Grains Sep, 14, 2020 0

AGRIBUSINESS EXPORTS TOTALED ALMOST US$ 9 BILLION IN AUGUST

In August 2020, Brazil exported US$ 8.91 billion in agribusiness products, an increase of 7.8% in relation to the same month in 2019 (US$ 8.26 billion). Between August 2019 and…
Grains Sep, 10, 2020 0

GOVERNMENT ZEROES IMPORT TAX ON RICE UNTIL 2021

On Wednesday, September 9, the Executive Management Committee (GECEX) of the Chamber of Foreign Trade (CAMEX) decided to eliminate the import tax on paddy and processed rice until the end…
Grains Sep, 09, 2020 0

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE REQUESTS A ZERO QUOTA TO IMPORT 400,000 TONS OF RICE

Tereza Cristina, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Supplies, said that the Chamber of Foreign Trade (CAMEX) should analyze the request to temporarily zero out rice imports for a quota…
Grains Sep, 03, 2020 0

Expansion of Maranhão grain terminal increases capacity at Itaqui Port

The expansion of the Maranhão grain terminal, Tegram, which began on August 31, is expanding the grain-handling capacity of the Port of Itaqui. This is because investments made by the…
Coffee Sep, 02, 2020 0

Coffee, sugar and cotton exports rise YoY in August

Data released by the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (Secex) shows that Brazilian green coffee exports reached 191,400 tons in August, an increase of 1.3% in relation to the same month…
Grains Aug, 31, 2020 0

Strict checks on Paraguay´s wheat exports cause them to fall 42.2% in July

A report released by the Paraguayan Chamber of Exporters and Traders of Cereals and Oilseeds (Capeco) reported that Paraguayan wheat exports fell by 42.2% in July, with 267,949 tonnes exported,…
Economy Aug, 27, 2020 0

Government considers waiving tariffs on rice, corn and soy imports to prevent price increases

The Ministry of Agriculture said on Thursday, August 27, that it is assessing the possibility of temporarily exempting tariffs on imports of rice, corn, and soy from countries that are…