# Pork producers warn of VAT increase from 5% to 19% on feed concentrate ingredients

> Porkcolombia warned that a proposed increase in VAT from 5% to 19% on major inputs—including corn, soybeans, soybean meal and compound feed—would raise production costs for pig farmers. The group says VAT refunds commonly take at least six months and can exceed a year, creating a significant cash-flow burden, especially for small and medium-sized producers.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-11T01:36:17.697Z
- Category: policy · region Colombia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/92738-pork-producers-warn-of-vat-increase-from-5-to-19-on-feed-concentrate-ingredients
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher taxes on feed inputs would raise working-capital needs and potentially increase pork production costs, adding upward pressure to feed and pork prices if producers pass costs through.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-04-13 | [China seeks to increase soy production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65493-china-seeks-to-increase-soy-production.md) | -0.4% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 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) | -0.5% | — |
| CORN | 2021-11-19 | [DA, FPA connects with FIAP on Increasing Fertilizer Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44335-da-fpa-connects-with-fiap-on-increasing-fertilizer-prices.md) | +1.5% | +4.4% |
| CORN | 2025-12-17 | [Reflecting on 2025 policy wins as we prepare for 2026 - Texas Corn Producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21475-reflecting-on-2025-policy-wins-as-we-prepare-for-2026-texas-corn-producers.md) | +1.1% | -3.0% |
| CORN | 2017-06-19 | [US corn ethanol producers to tap into overseas demand - Governors' Biofuels Coalition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70503-us-corn-ethanol-producers-to-tap-into-overseas-demand-governors-biofuels.md) | -5.4% | -1.7% |
| SOY | 2020-01-09 | [Argentine soybeans facing tax increases \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54929-argentine-soybeans-facing-tax-increases-the-western-producer.md) | -1.0% | -6.1% |
| SOY | 2024-07-11 | [Corn Was King: The Transition to Soy in U.S. Production Agriculture - Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15197-corn-was-king-the-transition-to-soy-in-u-s-production-agriculture-center-for.md) | -3.9% | -10.6% |
| SOY | 2025-05-15 | [House Ways & Means Committee Advances Modification of 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit, Prioritizing American Farmers and Feedstocks - NOPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15122-house-ways-and-means-committee-advances-modification-of-45z-clean-fuel.md) | -0.4% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- agronegocios.co: https://www.agronegocios.co/finca/porcicultores-alertan-por-alza-del-iva-de-5-a-19-en-materias-primas-4521407

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