AreaBrazil

Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals

CommodityGrains, oilseeds

Date01/04/2019

Policy CategoryOther

Policy InstrumentTransport policy

DescriptionRaised the government-set minimum truck freight rates by 4.1 percent to compensate drivers for increases in the price of transport diesel.

NotesIn April, Brazil’s 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 country’s national association of grain exporters continued to maintain that mandatory freight rates were both inefficient and illegitimate.