Brazil: Milk Sectorial Chamber seeks protection against Mercosur incentives

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 ...