Brazil will continue to investigate dumping of chicken imports for another six months, China’s Ministry of Commerce said. After publication on the website of the Chinese government, the information was confirmed by the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) on Friday, the 17th.
From August 2017 to here, when the process began, tariffs were imposed from 18.8% to 38.4% on Brazilian chicken meat. With the extension, justified by the “complexity of the case”, the works must continue until February 18, 2019.
Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi was expected to reverse Chinese tariffs at the 10th BRIC Summit, which brought together Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa at the end of June in Johannesburg. was successful.
In the animal protein sector, rates are considered protectionist measures that must be tackled. ABPA’s vice-president of markets, Ricardo Santin, has already stated that after the imposition of tariffs on Brazil, the Chinese industry grew 12% internally.
