Brazil: Milk Sectorial Chamber seeks protection against Mercosur incentives

Published 2023년 5월 19일

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The Sectorial Chamber of the Milk and Dairy Productive Chain in Brazil is set to write to the Federal Government, expressing concerns over the potential damage to the national dairy industry due to subsidies and incentives provided by other Mercosur countries to their producers. The chamber plans to raise these issues at Parlasul and seek the implementation of policies to safeguard the dairy sector. The lack of incentives for the Brazilian industry, alongside an increase in imports and a decrease in the cost of raw materials in neighboring countries, is causing an imbalance. A meeting highlighted the significant funding allocated by Argentina and Uruguay to their producers, contrasting with the lack of such support in Brazil.

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The Sectorial Chamber of the Milk and Dairy Productive Chain will send a letter to the Federal Government warning about the damage caused to the national industry as a result of the incentives granted by other Mercosur countries to producers. The discussion will also be forwarded to Parlasul, requesting that policies be adopted to protect the dairy sector. The decision took place during the first meeting of the chamber this year, held at the Assis Brasil Exhibition Park, in Esteio (RS), concurrently with the 17th Fenasul and 44th Expoleite. “We have observed that import volumes have increased, due to the low price of raw materials in neighboring countries. In the accumulated between January and April, whole milk powder rose from 9 thousand/kg imported in 2022 to 47 thousand/kg this year. Parmesan cheese is another product whose value abroad is lower than the cost of processing by the Brazilian industry”, explains Darlan Palharini, executive secretary of the RS Dairy Industry Union ...

Source: NoticiasAgricolas