Brazil purchased 5,000 tonnes of Chilean malt at US $ 313 CIF. For purchases inside Mercosur Brazilian brewers save import taxes of 6 % on the invoice value plus 25 % on the ocean freight. Two of the larger breweries are also expected in the market soon, No. 1 Ambev remains silent. The national strike in Venezuela early this year has torn a big hole in the malt needs of that country.

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