Taxes paid to the Irga will be directed to aid rice producers.

The use of resources from the Rice Cultivation and Defense Cooperation Fee (Taxa CDO) of the Rio Grande do Sul Rice Institute (Irga) for financing, subsidy, or support to producers in Rio Grande do Sul was approved by the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday (2). Thus, Bill 472/2025, sent by the state government, amends Law 13.697/2011 and allows the resources of the fee, currently around R$ 38 million, fully transferred to Irga since 2025, to be used to combat the challenges of the rice chain, which has been dealing with high stocks, falling prices, and compressed income. Of these nearly R$ 40 million, the text determines that around R$ 20 million will be directed to bonuses for external sales and marketing, and approximately R$ 18 million will be allocated to aid producers affected by adverse weather events. The CDO Fee, defined per 50kg bag of husked rice, currently costing R$ 0.89 per unit, is paid by rice producers to finance promotion, research, and defense actions for rice ...