Brasília – Brazil and Russia should sign a phytossanitary agreement for the import of wheat into the Brazilian market. The liberation for the purchase of Russian wheat should contribute to the facing of the chance of shortages of the product on the local market, due to the crop problems in Brazil.
The agreement should take place on February 19th, during a visit by the Russian minister of Agriculture, Nilolay Fedorov. Apart from the question of wheat, the possible supply of Brazilian soy chaff to Russia should also be discussed.
On Monday (5), the Foreign Trade Board (Camex) approved a zero tariff on the import of wheat from countries from outside the Mercosur. The measure is valid for April to July this year, for an initial quota of 1 million tonnes of the product, which could be increased to 2 million. The decision is turned to avoiding lack of supply.
*Translated by Mark Ament
