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US ethanol industry unsatisfied with Brazil’s adjustment of tariff-free import quota

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美国乙醇行业代表称,巴西官员周一做出的提高美国乙醇进口免税配额的决定,不足以促进市场开放。

这一免关税配额将从每年6亿升增加到7.5亿升,表明美国可以向巴西出口乙醇,而不会产生20%的进口关税。

提高配额的决定是在上周五巴西外长与总统特朗普在白宫会晤后作出的。

尽管这一增长名义上是美国乙醇行业的胜利,但原本希望暂停征收关税的出口商可能会将其视为一种象征性的姿态。

增长能源公司首席执行官埃米莉•斯科尔(Emily Skor)在昨日发布的一份声明中表示:“我们赞赏美国政府提高TRQ的努力。“然而,我们感到失望的是,巴西没有完全取消关税,以允许一个完全开放的市场。”

这一决定是在美国乙醇生产商在多个领域举步维艰之际做出的。国内需求正受到越来越多的小型炼油厂可再生燃料标准豁免的不利影响,这使得一些燃料供应商避免购买乙醇来掺入汽油。

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Overseas, the ongoing trade war with China is forcing US exporters to rely more on exporting to other markets. Ethanol producers have been burdened by an oversaturated domestic market and lower than average prices, with some plants choosing to idle or shut down production.

Impromptu promises from President Trump late last month to release a “giant package” of policy measures designed to protect US ethanol production have done little to ease the industry’s worries.

Responding to Brazil’s tariff-free quota adjustment, the President and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, Geoff Cooper, questioned whether the decision should lead the US to change its stance on imports from Brazil.

他在一份声明中说:“美国市场不仅对从巴西进口乙醇敞开大门,而且我们的可再生燃料标准实际上通过将甘蔗乙醇定性为一种先进的生物燃料来刺激进口。”。

“In light of Brazil’s action, it may be time for US policymakers to reconsider our open-door trade policy regarding sugarcane ethanol.”

近年来,人们越来越担心生物燃料出口中普遍存在的贸易保护主义政策。

美国谷物理事会主席兼首席执行官莱恩·罗格朗在一份声明中说:“世界两大乙醇生产国之间的自由互惠公平贸易应该成为其他国家效仿的典范。”。

“Instead Brazil is showing other countries a path to construct barriers to trade, which will hurt all consumers in the short, medium and long terms."

尽管如此,批评美国出口的人士认为,该国丰富的低成本玉米原料供应,可能会使许多进口市场的生产商难以在没有关税的情况下进行公平竞争。

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