# Porkcolombia warns of 19% VAT on raw materials

> Porkcolombia said the proposed economic rescue bill would raise VAT on major pig-farming inputs, including corn, soybeans, soybean meal and balanced feed, from 5% to 19%, while pork meat would remain exempt. The association warned that the change would raise production costs, strain producers’ cash flow and put upward pressure on consumer prices.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-08T01:35:52.950Z
- Category: policy · region Colombia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86860-porkcolombia-warns-of-19-vat-on-raw-materials
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

More expensive feed inputs could squeeze Colombian producers and support higher domestic pork prices; imported pork would not be subject to the same change. This is a local tax-driven cost impact, not necessarily a shift in global commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2017-11-05 | [No joke: China's war on pollution roils world's top pig farming sector](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67976-no-joke-china-s-war-on-pollution-roils-world-s-top-pig-farming-sector.md) | -2.8% | -3.2% |
| HOGS | 2023-05-05 | [China to replenish pork reserves to stabilize market - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35938-china-to-replenish-pork-reserves-to-stabilize-market-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | +0.0% | +9.1% |
| HOGS | 2025-08-07 | [China wants fewer pigs \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23299-china-wants-fewer-pigs-reuters.md) | +0.6% | -8.6% |
| HOGS | 2025-06-18 | [Reaping of the sow: China to reduce pig count by 1 million amid low prices, deflation risk \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24183-reaping-of-the-sow-china-to-reduce-pig-count-by-1-million-amid-low-prices.md) | +2.3% | -2.7% |
| HOGS | 2021-06-30 | [Now With Too Many Pigs, China Moves to Prop Up Pork Prices - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46557-now-with-too-many-pigs-china-moves-to-prop-up-pork-prices-caixin-global.md) | +0.4% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- enprimera.co: https://enprimera.co/economia/porkcolombia-alerta-por-el-iva-del-19-a-materias-primas-y-su-golpe-a-los-porcicultores/

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