Philippine farmers oppose zero tariff corn import

Introduction: world grain network, July 29 - world grain network, July 29 - the Philippines feed processing factory Association proposed to the government to import 400000 tons of corn duty-free due to the typhoon's loss of 2 billion pesos to corn crops But corn farmers opposed the proposal In a letter to the Minister of agriculture, the Philippine corn Alliance Corporation claimed that zero tariff imports of corn could harm farmers' interests, especially in Mindanao He claims that the zero tariff import of corn can only reduce the domestic corn price from the current average price of 7.50 rupees / kg to 7 rupees / kg "Corn farmers in Mindanao want the price to be stable at 7.50 rupees / kg, and the delivery price to Luzon feed processing plant is equivalent to 8.75-9 rupees / kg," he said At present, the price of corn in Cagayan river is about 7.50 rupees / kg If the government implements zero tariff on imported corn, it will cause unnecessary damage to corn farmers in Mindanao " He claims that the supply of corn in Mindanao accounts for 45% of the demand for corn in Luzon feed processing plant And it is expected that next month's output will be good enough to make up part of the supply shortage He suggested that the Ministry of agriculture should consider imposing a 20% import tariff on corn The tariff is still lower than the current 35% import tariff, and the minimum allowed import volume is 200000 tons The association of feed processing plants proposed to the government that they be allowed to import 400000 tons of corn at zero tariff The kagyan river was hit by a typhoon, which lost 300000 tons of corn and imported it to meet the supply shortage in the region The typhoon destroyed 80000 hectares of corn, worth two billion rupees EvJ