The Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé) said in a statement that it celebrates the dialogue held today in Malaysia between the presidents of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and the president of the United States, Donald Trump, to strengthen trade relations between the countries.
Cecafé highlighted, however, that it is awaiting concrete results for the exemption from tariffs currently applied to the coffee sector.
“The exemption will contribute to reducing the current inflationary pressure on the product in the US market and strengthening the sustainability of the entire Brazilian production chain”, he stated in the text.
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The entity also said that the two countries are willing to advance discussions on the tariffs currently in force, which directly affect the competitiveness of Brazilian coffee in the USA.
According to Cecafé, the entity’s president, Márcio Ferreira, is participating in the national mission in Indonesia and Malaysia, in addition to meetings with the federal government team. “Ferreira is providing strategic information and highlighting important points for exemption from tariffs on Brazilian coffees,” said the note.
The entity also recalled that it has been working in Brazil and Washington to contribute to strengthening the relationship between the two parties to preserve the competitiveness of Brazilian coffees, guarantee competitiveness in exports and predictability in the global market.
