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importação trigo - wheat import
Grains Nov, 24, 2020 0

Camex renews quota on tariff-exempt wheat imports for 2020/21

The Brazilian Chamber of Foreign Trade (Camex) renewed the quota for importing 750,000 tons of wheat from outside Mercosur that is exempt from the Common External Tariff (TEC) – which,…
Grains Nov, 24, 2020 0

ABIA requests tariff suspension on imports of palm oil

ABIA (the Brazilian food industry association) asked the Foreign Trade Chamber, CAMEX, to suspend the 10% import tax (TEC) on palm oil from countries outside Mercosur. According to the entity,…
Grains Nov, 19, 2020 0

Government authorizes import of soy oil for biodiesel production

On November 18, President Jair Bolsonaro passed a resolution by the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) authorizing the use of imported raw materials to produce biodiesel. The decision states that…
Grains Nov, 18, 2020 0

Insect infected rice cargo detained at Imbituba port

A cargo of 19,600 tons of paddy rice contaminated with live insects is being held on a ship at the port of Imbituba, in Santa Catarina. The “Amaliya”, which left…
A produção de açúcar no Brasil
Grains Nov, 12, 2020 0

Brazilian agribusiness exports down 6.2% in October

Agribusiness exports in October totaled US$ 8.18 billion, signifying a 6.2% decrease compared to the same month last year (US$ 8.72 billion). According to the Trade and International Relations Secretariat…
Grains Nov, 12, 2020 0

Brazilian rice exports grew 84% in October

Data from SECEX (foreign trade secretariat) compiled by ABIARROZ (Brazilian rice industry association) shows that Brazilian rice exports (husk base) totaled 153,500 tons in October, a volume 84% higher than…
Grains Nov, 10, 2020 0

IBGE forecasts that smaller rice harvest in 2021 will continue upward pressure on domestic prices

According to IBGE, Brazil’s rice production is expected to shrink and the challenge will be to contain exports in order to supply domestic demand. According to the forecast of agricultural…
Brasil exportação soja - brazilian soybean exports
Grains Nov, 08, 2020 0

Brazil facilitates import of transgenic grains from the USA

The Brazilian government has issued a normative instruction legally authorizing imports of genetically modified (GM) soy and corn from the United States at a time when Brazil is dealing with…
Grains Nov, 03, 2020 0

Grain handling forecast to increase by 30% at Porto Franco with VLI’s auction of terminal

On October 30, VLI Logística auctioned the operations of an intermodal terminal located in Porto Franco (MA). The asset has grain storage and trans-shipment structures, and the forecast is that…
Grains Nov, 03, 2020 0

Brazil imports soy from USA after exporting record volumes to China

On Monday, November 2, a grain-export terminal in the United States located near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, shipped  38,000 tons of American soy in a bulk vessel bound for Brazil. This…