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Jamieson Greer: “We used to have very balanced trade in ethanol with Brazil…”

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'Both sides are committed' to US-EU trade deal, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says

Published June 3, 2026 | Video Starts at 05:20

Brazil has taken actions in digital trade that are unfair and that are anti competitive. They have a variety of issues related to ethanol. We used to have very balanced trade in ethanol with Brazil because of a mutual agreement to fairly liberalize trade. They went back on that. So there are a variety of these trading practices. We have had good meetings with President Lula and President Trump. In those meetings we've said, let's Talk and see if we can come to agreement. (05:20–05:29)

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Asserts that Brazil reneged on a mutual agreement to liberalize ethanol trade.

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