Brazil: In Mexico, Abiarroz defends the maintenance of agreements that favor rice exports

The Brazilian Rice Industry Association (Abiarroz), represented by its executive director, Andressa Silva, and its export manager, Beatriz Sartori, attended the Mexico-Brazil Business Forum, held this week in the Mexican capital, together with the delegation of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The mission aimed to strengthen relations between the countries on the eve of the inauguration of the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum. On the occasion, the association that represents the rice industry in Brazil, through an associated company, defended the maintenance of the Package Against Inflation and High Prices (PACIC), a package that provides for exemption from import taxes on basic food items, including Brazilian rice, making the grain available to Mexico up to 16% cheaper. “This measure favors competitiveness. Our quality is superior to the United States, similar to Uruguay, but we do not have a price. Therefore, this program is essential to maintain Brazilian exports to ...