The Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA), at a public hearing on the freight tariffs carried out last Monday (27) in the Federal Supreme Court (STF), said that the measure brings losses and legal insecurity to rural producers and negative social and economic impacts on society as a whole.
“Compulsory tabulation has brought legal insecurity, which has a drastic impact on the sector. Losses for producers occur in various stages of production, from the future sale of products such as corn and soybeans, to the purchase of inputs, such as fertilizers, “said in a statement released by CNA. Technical Superintendent of the entity, Bruno Lucchi.
According to Lucchi, before the table comes into force, the cost of transportation from Sorriso (Mato Grosso) to Santos (São Paulo) was R $ 290 per ton. After the table, this value increased 120%, to R $ 637.10 per ton with freight chargeback (when the contractor pays the return freight, because the carrier has not been loaded).
Also according to the head of the ANC, the jobs can reduce from 10 thousand to 52 thousand and the exports of the four main agricultural products by up to 10%. “We have appealed to the STF not to wait for the next ruler or until the elections, to decide on the unconstitutionality of the law as soon as possible.”
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.