Faesc supports measures to strengthen the milk chain in Brazil
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Published Jan 26, 2024
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José Zeferino Pedrozo, president of the Federation of Agriculture and Livestock of the State of Santa Catarina (Faesc), has urged for a new public policy to tackle the challenges faced by Brazil's milk production sector. These challenges include droughts, floods, and excessive imports that have affected the competitiveness of small and medium-sized milk producers. Pedrozo's proposed measures include reducing taxation, combating fraud, creating a dairy commodities futures market, maintaining anti-dumping measures, consolidating a 35% common external tariff for powdered milk and cheese, and regulating imports to protect existing production chains.
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The problems that the milk production chain has faced – droughts, floods and excess imports – recommend the formulation of a new public policy for the development of the sector in the opinion of the president of the Federation of Agriculture and Livestock of the State of Santa Catarina (Faesc) , José Zeferino Pedrozo. The director points out that the excessive import of milk that began in the first half of last year flattened the remuneration of national producers, negatively impacting the competitiveness of small and medium-sized milk producers. Brazilian dairy imports from Argentina and Uruguay, in 2023, practically doubled. The president notes that a large number of rural producers operate in the dairy sector and that the crisis in the sector reduces the income of rural families. The strong presence of imported milk in the Brazilian market caused a general drop in prices, nullifying the profitability of dairy farmers. Pedrozo defends a debate in the productive sector with the ...
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