⁍ The decision was taken late on Friday at a meeting of Gecex, a technical body within the economy ministry.
⁍ Soybean meal and soy oil imports will also be exempt along with soy imports until January 15, 2021.
⁍ Corn imports will not pay the tariffs until March 31, 2021.
– Good news for soybean lovers in Brazil: The government has decided to temporarily eliminate tariffs on corn and soy imports from outside the South American trade bloc Mercosur until next year, a source tells Reuters. Soybean meal and soy oil imports will also be exempt along with soy imports until January 15, 2021, while corn imports will not pay the tariffs until March 31, 2021. Brazil’s meat trade group ABPA representing the poultry and pork sector, which relies on both grains as animal feed, requested the exemption last month, arguing that current record high prices in Brazil were hurting their margins. The tariff on corn and soy imports from outside Mercosur, which includes Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina, is currently 8%. The tariff on corn and soy imports from outside Mercosur, which includes Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina, is currently 8%. Brazil’s Economy Ministry decided in early September to cut tariffs on rice imports to zero through the end of the year, amid record high prices for that grain.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/brazil-tariffs/brazil-to-eliminate-tariffs-on-corn-and-soy-until-2021-source-says-idUSL1N2H803G