# National Rice Growers Federation warns that VAT on agricultural inputs would hurt competitiveness

> Colombia's rice federation Fedearroz opposes a proposal to apply value-added tax to agricultural inputs and services, sending a formal letter to the finance and agriculture ministers on November 3. It argues the tax would raise production costs and weaken rural employment.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T13:36:24.325Z
- Category: policy · region Colombia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95601-national-rice-growers-federation-warns-that-vat-on-agricultural-inputs-would
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A VAT on farm inputs would raise Colombian rice production costs, which could marginally reduce domestic output and affect local rice supply and prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2023-09-28 | [Export ban on rice is regulation rather than restriction for food security: India to WTO's agriculture committee meet - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34051-export-ban-on-rice-is-regulation-rather-than-restriction-for-food-security.md) | -3.3% | -0.3% |
| RICE | 2023-12-12 | [India tightens control of agricultural commodities ahead of election – Chin@Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32645-india-tightens-control-of-agricultural-commodities-ahead-of-election-chin.md) | +1.7% | +0.2% |
| RICE | 2023-02-03 | [China: Offloading Old Stock Rice Through Annual Auction \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37407-china-offloading-old-stock-rice-through-annual-auction-usda-foreign.md) | +1.9% | -4.4% |
| RICE | 2024-01-13 | [No proposal to lift export curbs on wheat, rice, sugar, says Piyush Goyal \| Agriculture - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32107-no-proposal-to-lift-export-curbs-on-wheat-rice-sugar-says-piyush-goyal.md) | +1.9% | +8.1% |
| RICE | 2023-08-28 | [Central govt's restrictions on rice exports puts wheat and sugar in focus \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34529-central-govt-s-restrictions-on-rice-exports-puts-wheat-and-sugar-in-focus.md) | +6.2% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- casanareonline.co: https://casanareonline.co/federacion-nacional-de-arroceros-advierte-que-gravar-insumos-agropecuarios-con-iva-afectaria-la-competitividad/

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