美国，巴西同意对一些AG贸易的障碍降低

U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) welcomed the announcement by President Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro that Brazil has agreed to implement a duty-free tariff rate quota (TRQ) for wheat, a longstanding obligation under Brazil’s World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments. This agreement opens an annual opportunity for U.S. wheat farmers to compete on a level playing field for 750,000 metric tons (about 28 million bushels) of wheat under the TRQ.

“We are grateful to the Trump Administration for championing the interests of U.S. farmers and specifically to Chief Agricultural Negotiator Gregg Doud and USDA Under Secretary Ted McKinney for prioritizing the issue of Brazil’s TRQ commitment,” says Chris Kolstad, USW Chairman and a wheat farmer from Ledger, MT. “This new opportunity gives us the chance to apply funding from the Agricultural Trade Program and other programs to build stronger relationships with Brazilian millers and a more consistent market there for U.S. wheat.”

巴西是拉丁美洲最大的小麦进口国和世界第四大在营销年十八分之二千零十七。大部分进口品的来源来自阿根廷，巴拉圭和乌拉圭的南方共同市场国家免税。所有其他产地的小麦需要支付10％的关税。巴西同意开放TRQ所有来源，包括美国，在1995年，但随后通知世贸组织，它希望删除TRQ。

那些谈判从未结束过得出结论。巴西在2008年，2013年和2014年暂时开设了TRQ，当时南方群众缺乏小麦。在那些年份，美国小麦占Mercosur的80％以上的进口。

“This is a big win for U.S. wheat farmers, the Trump Administration, and members of Congress who have pushed for action on this issue,” saYS Ben Scholz, NAWG President and a wheat farmer from Lavon, Tex. “I’m glad to see Brazil fulfill its commitment and look forward to a stronger trading relationship between us. When countries remain in compliance with the WTO, like we see here, it creates a level playing field for wheat for both countries.”

在某些年份，巴西进口了少达到11.5万公吨的美国硬红冬小麦和软红冬小麦。这就是为什么USW已经朝着实现巴西的小麦TRQ了十年的工作。USW计划投资出口市场发展资金中的技术支持和服务贸易，以帮助证明美国小麦的面粉厂为和面包师的质量和价值。