# The tax reform hits farmers hard: SAC on the ‘Tiger’s’ tax bill

> Colombia’s SAC president Jorge Enrique Bedoya urged lawmakers to consider the effects of the government’s proposed tax reform on farmers. He raised concerns that VAT on livestock feed and other agricultural inputs would increase, while consumer VAT on chicken, eggs and pork would remain at zero.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-10T07:36:06.725Z
- Category: policy · region Colombia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91433-the-tax-reform-hits-farmers-hard-sac-on-the-tiger-s-tax-bill
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Eggs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EGGS.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A higher tax burden on feed and farm inputs could raise livestock production costs and weigh on feed demand, with potential upward pressure on animal-product prices if costs are passed through.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- EGGS: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2018-07-25 | [Farmers prefer Trump do trade deals than hand them cash \| Tyler Morning Telegraph](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6572-farmers-prefer-trump-do-trade-deals-than-hand-them-cash-tyler-morning-telegraph.md) | -6.3% | -20.5% |
| HOGS | 2025-06-11 | [China Nudges Pig Farmers to Restrain Supply After Prices Slump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24184-china-nudges-pig-farmers-to-restrain-supply-after-prices-slump.md) | +6.1% | +4.3% |
| HOGS | 2019-06-03 | [China to offer financial support to sow farms to rebuild pig herd](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58592-china-to-offer-financial-support-to-sow-farms-to-rebuild-pig-herd.md) | -2.8% | -9.3% |
| HOGS | 2025-11-24 | [China cuts sow herd below 40 million amid glut
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21944-china-cuts-sow-herd-below-40-million-amid-glut-the-pig-site.md) | +0.4% | +4.8% |
| HOGS | 2026-10-28 | [Lower feed costs to protect hog raisers from low farmgate prices - DA \| GMA News Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/209-lower-feed-costs-to-protect-hog-raisers-from-low-farmgate-prices-da-gma-news.md) | -2.7% | — |
| CORN | 2017-12-14 | [China's war on smog hits farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67775-china-s-war-on-smog-hits-farmers.md) | +2.3% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2019-04-15 | [China to consider US request to shift tariffs on farm goods - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59453-china-to-consider-us-request-to-shift-tariffs-on-farm-goods-the-business-times.md) | +0.4% | -2.5% |
| CORN | 2026-08-03 | [Senate Ag Committee Releases Revised Text for Farm Bill 2.0](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17897-senate-ag-committee-releases-revised-text-for-farm-bill-2-0.md) | -0.6% | +10.8% |

## Sources

- lanacion.com.co: https://www.lanacion.com.co/la-reforma-golpea-fuertemente-al-campesino-sac-sobre-tributaria-del-tigre/

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