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Price difference in black bean reaches 34%

06/25/2013

 



 
The import of beans will be exempt from tax until November this year, as a determination announced on Monday by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. The rate to Sunday was 10%. The measure is to contain the rise in prices of the product - which amounts to 22.75% in one year, in the case of black beans.

Despite the exemption, search is still the biggest difference for those who want to save. A survey by EXTRA yesterday in supermarket shows differences of up to 34% on packages of black beans of the same brand. The biggest change is the Kicaldo, which was R $ 3.49 in Extra, and R $ 4.68 in Prezunic.

Brazil has imported beans because of the national production, insufficient in the first crop this year. According to Marcelo Lüders, analyst and director of the Agricultural Market Correpar, the deficit of beans in the country will reach one million tons until December:

- The estimated consumption for the year is 3.5 million tonnes, but production will not reach 2.5 million.

The analyst does not believe, however, that only the tax exemption able to hold the cost to the consumer. For him, everything will depend on the behavior of the dollar, which is high. Therefore, when importing, Brazil pays more for beans:

- There is no provision of falling prices, because there is a lack of product in the foreign market. At most, the values will not rise much.

Professor at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) André Braz also sees other reasons to new highs.

- If the weather does not help, the offer may be reduced, and prices will continue to move forward, even with relief - he said, referring to the next harvest in August.

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Source: Extra - online

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