Ethanol Tariff to Be Discussed in Trade Talks

Farm Futures.com
(10/7/2008)

Commerce secretary to meet with Brazilian officials.

This week Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez travels to Brazil to chair the U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue Ministerial Meeting and co-chair the third meeting of the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum with Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs Dan Price in Sao Paulo.
The main goal of the trip is to strengthen the U.S.-Brazil economic relationship between senior government officials and business leaders from both nations. On Monday, Gutierrez said that during the bilateral trade talks this week, the tariff of 54 cents per gallon on ethanol will be a topic that gets attention.

"We have had very candid discussions and the administration has been very clear about our desire to revisit those tariffs," Gutierrez said.

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