2. Brazil’s Import Tariff Stings U.S. Ethanol Industry Brazil’s government announced this week that it would let the current tariff rate quota (TRQ) expire, replacing it with a 20% tariff on all imports of U.S. ethanol. On Wednesday, Emily Skor, CEO of Growth Energy; Ryan LeGrand, president and CEO of U.S. Grains Council; Geoff Cooper, president and CEO of Renewable Fuels Association; and Jon Doggett, CEO of National Corn Growers Association, issued the following statement in response to the South American country’s decision. “Brazil’s decision to impose a 20% tariff on all U.S. ethanol imports is devastating for the U.S. ethanol industry, the future of cooperation and coordination between our nations. Not only does this decision risk destroying the great progress our two nations have made as global leaders in ethanol production, it marks a dramatic turn in our bilateral trade relationship,” the group stated.