Argentina: Let the pigs not be the scapegoats, harsh claim against the opening of imports

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Published Mar 15, 2024

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The Argentine Chamber of the Sausage and Pork Industry (Caicha) and the Argentine Pork Federation have expressed their disapproval over the government's decision to open food imports, including pork and its derivatives. They argue that this decision is discriminatory towards the national industry as it forces them to compete under unequal conditions. They also raised concerns about potential health risks due to indiscriminate import opening. The entities have urged the government to reconsider its decision to prevent unnecessary harm to their producers and industries.

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The Porcine Federation and the Chamber of Sausages issued a statement with strong criticism of the national government. They warned, among other things, that there could even be health problems. The Argentine Chamber of the Sausage and Pork Industry (Caicha) and the Argentine Pork Federation issued a statement through which they “strongly” rejected the decision announced by the Ministry of Economy to open food imports, which would include the pork and other derived products. “The announced measures, which will reduce payment terms for food imports at the same time as eliminating the payment of profit receipts and VAT on imports, are extremely discriminatory towards the national industry,” criticized the pork entities. “It will have to compete under unequal conditions, since it will be forced to assume import costs for production, from which importers of finished products will be exempt,” they added. Likewise, Caicha and the Pork Federation said that the decision reported by the ...

Source: Agroruralnoticias