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Brazil expected to introduce tariff-free wheat import quota from 2020

By Roberto Samora September 3, 2019

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil is expected to introduce a tariff-free wheat import quota of 750,000 tonnes per year starting from 2020, the president of the country’s wheat industry group Abitrigo, Rubens Barbosa, said on Tuesday. Brazil announced the opening of the tariff-free wheat import quota earlier this year in connection with President Jair […] Read more

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Trade bloc Mercosur, Canada launch talks for trade deal

By Reuters March 9, 2018

Asuncion| Reuters — South American trade bloc Mercosur formally launched discussions for a trade deal with Canada on Friday, in a move officials said would signal an embrace of free trade at a time other countries are moving toward protectionist policies. For Canada, the talks with the group, which includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, […] Read more

A ship at Brazil’s Port of Santos.(Portosdobrasil.gov.br via Flickr)

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Canada to seek Mercosur trade pact amid NAFTA uncertainty

By David Ljunggren February 16, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — The Canadian government plans to open free trade talks with the four-nation Mercosur trading bloc in South America, an official said on Friday, at a time when the future of NAFTA is facing increasing uncertainty. Canada sends around 75 per cent of its goods exports to the U.S. and is looking […] Read more

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Brazil expected to introduce tariff-free wheat import quota from 2020

Trade bloc Mercosur, Canada launch talks for trade deal

Canada to seek Mercosur trade pact amid NAFTA uncertainty

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