Brazil: Ministry of Agriculture Paves the Way for U.S. Corn Imports

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A lower than anticipated domestic corn supply is forcing prices up, putting pressure on the pork and poultry sectors, and forcing the government to intervene. In the government’s latest attempt to provide relief to the pork and poultry producers, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply (MAPA) has will ask the National Biosafety Technical Commission (CTNBio) to allow imports of genetically modified corn from the United States. 

Brazil: Ministry of Agriculture Paves the Way for U.S. Corn Imports

Exporting, Regulations & Requirements
Western Hemisphere, Brazil
Grains, Feeds and Fodders, Corn

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