# Fedearroz Warns That Taxing Agricultural Inputs Would Raise Costs and Calls on the National Government

> Colombia's rice federation Fedearroz asked that the fiscal rescue law not add new taxes on farm inputs. It opposes a proposed VAT on agricultural inputs and services, arguing it would raise production costs and hurt rural employment.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T19:36:05.905Z
- Category: policy · region Colombia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96296-fedearroz-warns-that-taxing-agricultural-inputs-would-raise-costs-and-calls-on
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A VAT on farm inputs could raise Colombian rice production costs and slightly reduce domestic output, a small bearish-to-neutral factor for rough rice.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2019-10-17 | [Government Appoint Counsellors in 10 Countries to aid Agriculture Export](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56515-government-appoint-counsellors-in-10-countries-to-aid-agriculture-export.md) | -2.6% | -2.4% |
| RICE | 2020-07-08 | [RCEF goes full throttle in Year 2 \|
    Official Portal of the Department of Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7945-rcef-goes-full-throttle-in-year-2-official-portal-of-the-department-of.md) | -2.1% | -30.0% |
| RICE | 2017-10-29 | [Improving Agricultural Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68433-improving-agricultural-exports.md) | -2.3% | +6.5% |
| RICE | 2019-05-08 | [WTO Dispute Panel Report on China’s Administration of Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs) for Certain Agricultural Products - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58951-wto-dispute-panel-report-on-china-s-administration-of-tariff-rate-quotas-trqs.md) | +1.6% | +9.4% |
| RICE | 2019-07-11 | [Government lowers export duties on products from regional economies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57928-government-lowers-export-duties-on-products-from-regional-economies.md) | +1.4% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- semana.com: https://www.semana.com/economia/macroeconomia/articulo/fedearroz-advierte-que-gravar-insumos-agropecuarios-elevaria-costos-e-hizo-llamado-al-gobierno-nacional/202615/

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