"It's time to turn the page," says Cecafé director on taxation of Brazilian coffee in the USA

The president of the Council of Coffee Exporters of Brazil (Cecafé), Marcos Matos, said he is hoping that the United States will remove the tariff on Brazilian coffee. "Let's hope; everyone is tired of these tariffs. It's high time to turn the page," he said to Broadcast Agro (a real-time news system from Grupo Estado) following remarks by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about "tariff relief on coffee, bananas, and other fruits and products in the coming days." In a statement, Cecafé said there has been significant movement from the main U.S. roasting industries. "They are in permanent dialogue with the Department of Commerce, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), and the secretaries, precisely addressing the issue of coffee exemption," it said. The entity also stated that Brazil has experienced "considerable competitive loss" since the executive order on September 5, as other coffee producers in the world have expanded access to the U.S. market with ...