Brazil says U.S. ethanol tariff would be unreasonable | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

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Brazil says U.S. ethanol tariff would be unreasonable | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

Brazil’s Energy and Mining Minister Alexandre Silveira said on Thursday that a potential U.S. tariff on Brazilian ethanol would be unreasonable, emphasizing that the two countries have historically negotiated ethanol and sugar trade together. His remarks came after President Donald Trump moved to scrap decades-old low tariff rates, raising them to match those of other countries. A White House fact sheet on the plan pointed to Brazil’s ethanol tar