Brazil mulls dropping barriers to US ethanol

Bloomberg

As China turns its back on American ethanol in a lingering trade spat, Brazil is considering opening its doors to US biofuel.
Brazilian authorities are debating whether to yield to Washington’s request to lift ethanol-import duties as a way of facilitating talks for a bilateral trade deal with the US. A broad trade accord would benefit many Brazilian products and may be announced by October. Brazil Agriculture minister Tereza Cristina confirmed that a discussion is going on within the government.

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