Brazilian discomfort: ends automatic import licences for Argentine perishables
Brazil this week escalated a growing trade fight with Argentina by increasing the bureaucratic obstacles for importing about 10 perishable products including apples, raisins, and potatoes, a senior Brazilian government official was quoted by the media.
While trade disputes between the two main members of the Mercosur trade block are relatively frequent, the latest confrontation will further raise fears of growing protectionism. The countries traded 39.6 billion dollars of goods in 2011 with Brazil racking up a 5.8 billion surplus.
Brazil will end automatic import licensing for about 10 perishable products, which also include wheat flour and some cheeses and wines, the official said on condition of anonymity.
While the licensing change applies to all countries, the source said, neighbouring Argentina is a major source of the targeted imports. Inspectors have up to 60 days to consider license applications, raising the risk cargoes will rot at the border before winning permission to enter.
Argentina has increased import licensing requirements on imports from Brazil and other countries, hoping to protect local manufacturers, keep its currency from weakening against the dollar, and maintain stocks of foreign exchange.
Average Brazilian daily exports to Argentina, Brazil's main partner in Mercosur, fell 27% in April compared with a year earlier.
The licensing decision was made jointly by Brazil's development and trading ministries and foreign office, the source said.
“We have been heading towards this confrontation” said Pedro de Camargo Neto, head of Brazil's Association of Pork Exporters in Sao Paulo. “Exports were practically blocked, there was no negotiation”.
“I don't know what Argentina will do” Camargo Neto said. “I believe Brazil will have to reconsider Mercosur.”
Brazil is not alone in its concerns. Argentina's measures led to attacks on its policies at the World Trade Organization (WTO) by the United States, the European Union and Japan in April. The EU plans to file a formal WTO complaint, Reuters reported on Monday, citing Spanish government officials.
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Nope. Bring it on honestly.
Bring it on, biatch. Let see how far you take it.
psss.... it maybe a good time to become something else other than Argenswine.
Now bend over and do as your told.
“Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it!”
Bring it on.
I hope, our government will follow this path too...
This is the beginning of the end. Next stop stagflation, followed by a run on the banks. Then devaluation, gradually at first but in short order growing to a slaughter of the peso as the printing presses run red hot in a futile attempt to keep liquidity.
I am truly sad because I always thought that Nestor Kirchner had some chance of pulling off this colossal keynesian experiment. Too bad he died, so we'll never know.
As a true believer of Von Misses and F.A. Hayek, I wanted this to work, just to prove me and my homies wrong even though science tells me that this experiment would ultimately fail. It's a little bit like warp drive. It could work, but it aint gonna.
@17 I think the model would have failed anyway but at least Nestor might have had the intelligence to change course when he could see it failing. CFKC was never meant to be President without Nestor telling her what to do. She is clueless and the result is evident.
MFP (Mass media Fakland Press) always biased in everything they say.
CFK has created a complete mess of this country and it is going to get really ugly very soon.
I hear they may run out of nat gas this winter since they can't find LNG at any price! That was a great payback from Repsol a cold RGs is not a happy RG if they restrict consumer use it may spell the quick end of the K dynasty.
After the Repsol f... up,they have ordered to consignments of LNG from B.P.at a price 25% higher .I hope B.P. get paid pro forma {in dollars}.
I hope they can figure out how to use the bio-fuel not going to EU to cook their food and heat their homes.
Brr.
Más mentiras Fackland Pathetic Press again.
Is it because Arg doesn't want to adhere to the contract...hmm maybe..
when are these people going to wake up? WAKE UP PEOPLE!
Predictable and serves them right.
May 16th, 2012 - 02:10 pm
We are saved!!! Tomorrow Kretina reaches the land of Argentina's hopes... ANGOLA, land of oportunity where we will sell 18 harvesting machines that haven't been made yet. That is how Kretina with the help of her acolyte Guille Moreno, better known as Bill, will save the great Argentine people from the monster of hyperinflation!!!!!
How lucky we are to have Santa Kretina looking after our well being. I feel sorry for you poor Chilenos, Brazileiros, Uruguayos, Peruanos and Colombianos who are not in the Bolivarianosphere. JAJAJAJAJAJA,etc. Brit losers and so on.
Can you imagine any Argie farmer paying 60 days in advance in case they don't get a licence soon enough?
They would have to run chilled trucks to spin out the freshness window which will also add to costs.
Well done The Mad Bitch!
CFK has been pushing her luck for long enough,
She thought she had the world on her side over the Falklands, so naturally she thought she would take on the EU , then Spain , then the US now brazil.
And guess what, her loyal deluded devoted bloggers backed her all the way, with their, anti brit rhetoric,
And now its all coming apart at the seems.
And her bloggers are running scared, they are ashamed and embarrassed, but just cant admit they were and are, brain washed, and wrong, so out comes the anti brit, and abuse,
They will say and do anything so, as to give the impression they didn’t really supported her in the first place,
You Argies have as much chance of winning your national lottery 10 times over, than you are of getting anywhere, with this deluded woman at the helm.
Just an opinion,
True all the same …lol.
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the perishable foods should be consumed as soon as possible.!
But what a choice they have!! Keep the b*tch and see the country run into the ground in short order, Get rid of the b*tch and “who ate all the pies?” Maximo steps up to the plate ( plate?? get it?? ) so which ever way you slice it, the country is still f**ked!!
.... “OK, come ON, you BITCH!”
Unfortunately, these end-games become a lose-lose situation.
A-C may die, but S-D will be seriously damaged in the process of 'winning'.
And so South America once more returns to the third world..... but you just can't reason with an alien queen.
If Argentina restricts products from one country, it must restrict products from ALL countries.
Doing otherwise would be unfair.
I had never thought about it like that before, I think it was a great explanation by Moreno.
As a true believer of Von Misses and F.A. Hayek, I wanted this to work, just to prove me and my homies wrong even though science tells me that this experiment would ultimately fail. It's a little bit like warp drive. It could work, but it aint gonna”
What a weird analysis, surely if you believe in neoliberalism you should be glad to see the opposition failing. Unless you doubt the morality of the system you still believe the most realistic, and secretly hope to be proven wrong by a successful alternative. Anyway I don't believe the K model is failing, of course its being attacked by powerful enemies but what would you expect?
#18 Elaine we all know your views on Cristina's capabilities, I however would rather trust Nestor when he said she was going to be an even more accomplished president than him, and she has =)
#31 I'm loyal and I'm not running scared, and obviously not anti-British either =)
#35 Except that Cristina and Dilma are friends, see the quote I posted above. I like the idea of Dilma as Sigourney though, I can see the similarities in style, but Cristina as Alien?! I'm sure people can think of better actress/character comparisons than that...
I love the image of this death match.
However, not even Alien-CFK can stop Brazil’s rise.
They have everything they need. Only 10% of their economy is exports.
They have excellent technology. They are a well regarded member of the international community.
They have immense soft-power. Who doesn’t like Brazil?
There are large parts of Brazil that will remain in the 3rd world for some time, but the country as a whole is only going up.
Scotland, when we were paired with them for the first world cup we qualified for in years! Sorry not the most political point but I couldn't resist!
Scotland are ALWAYS scoring own goals. The pratt Scottie_Kirchnerist is living proof of that.
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