US asks Brazil to drop ethanol import tariffs

In Brazil, Reuters reports that the US government is hopeful of a positive response to its request that 20% tariffs and quarterly volume limits on imports of US-origin ethanol be lifted. A senior USDA official said that it was hoped the warm relationship between the two countries’ leaders could help move the discussion forward. Trump also managed to get a review on anti-dumping tariffs on Argentine biodiesel imports into the US due to his close relationship with the Argentine president.