Brazil investigates Argentina and Uruguay for dumping of powdered milk

(NAP) Brazil's Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services has begun an investigation into imports of whole and skimmed milk powder from Argentina and Uruguay. This measure responds to a request filed by the National Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil (CNA), which denounced dumping practices that could be affecting the competitiveness of the local dairy industry. The milk powder under investigation is unfractionated, classified under the Common Nomenclature of Mercosur (NCM). According to preliminary data from Brazil's Department of Trade Defense (Decom), imports of this product would be entering the Brazilian market at prices lower than those in force in the exporting countries, which could constitute dumping. This conflict has also generated tensions in Mercosur, as Argentina and Uruguay rejected the investigation, arguing that it lacks solid bases and that the products involved are not directly comparable with ...