Area
Brazil
Commodity Group
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Commodity
Grains, oilseeds
Date
01/04/2019
Policy Category
Other
Policy Instrument
Transport policy
Description
Raised the government-set minimum truck freight rates by 4.1 percent to compensate drivers for increases in the price of transport diesel.
Notes
In April, Brazils Land Transportation Agency (ANTT) raised the government-set truck freight cost by 4.1 percent (on average) to compensate drivers for increases in the price of transport diesel. The agency also announced new efforts to ensure that the minimum rates were enforced. The countrys national association of grain exporters continued to maintain that mandatory freight rates were both inefficient and illegitimate.
