Brazil: Sindilat/RS calls for a review of whey import rates and measures against tax incentives in Argentina and Uruguay

Published 2023년 4월 6일

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Brazil's federal deputy, Heitor Schuch, has appealed to Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Minister of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services to reconsider the significant reduction in the import rate of Whey Protein Concentrate and Whey Protein Isolate, key components used in the dairy industry, from 14% to 4%. This appeal is in response to the harmful effects of this policy on local dairy producers, particularly in Brazil's milk and cheese industries. The situation is further exacerbated by subsidies in kind in Argentina and Uruguay, leading to a surge in imports of dairy products at prices lower than domestic production. The Brazilian dairy sector is facing threat of extinction due to this unfair competition, prompting calls for federal government policies to protect the industry and level the playing field.

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After a meeting with representatives of the Rio Grande do Sul Dairy Industry Union (Sindilat/RS), the federal deputy from Rio Grande do Sul, Heitor Schuch (PSB), forwarded two important guidelines for the dairy industry to the vice president, Geraldo Alckmin (PSB) , Minister of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services. The requests address the need to review the reduction from 14% to 4% in the import rate of Protein Supplement based on Whey Protein Concentrate (WPC 80) and Whey Protein Isolate (WPI), both concentrated whey proteins, for acquisitions from countries outside Mercosur, as well as the damage caused to producers and mainly to the powdered milk and cheese industries, in view of the subsidies in kind that have been granted in the milk chain in Argentina and Uruguay. “The demands are very fair and are already in Minister Alckmin's hands. I believe there is a path to quick and definitive solutions. In my opinion, the past government was wrong to reduce the Whey rate, as ...

Source: NoticiasAgricolas