From the situation of the serious floods in the south of Brazilfrom the Union of Exporters of Uruguay (UEU) In agreement with other business chambers, they contacted national authorities to analyze the issue and see possible solutions, especially given the possible impact of some local products not reaching a market that is considered one of the most important for Uruguay.
The president of the union, Facundo Marquezsaid to Ambit that this situation will cause impacts “in the short, medium and long term” but that there is an “opportunity” for access to Uruguayan products based on the fact that Brazil It is already requiring some support in essential goods given the serious impact on its production.
In that sense, he assured that the Union of Exporters and the country must be handled “very carefully” since the current priority is to serve the thousands of families displaced by the climate phenomenon. “Uruguay You also have to be attentive to helping, to participate, to get involved in what is the reconstruction of the entire area,” he said and added: “The first thing is to help, think about how we can be facilitators and that tomorrow we can help that the logistical issues are of lesser impact.”
In the dialogue with the Uruguayan authorities, among which were leaders of Chancellerythe National Customs Directorateand the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works (MTOP), it was diagnosed that the road problem regarding access to the border of Uruguay with Brazil It is the most important problem.
This means that the trucks that transport the production often have to deviate from their path, causing a significant increase in costs and even the tax burden, since since Brazil is a federal country, there are differences at this point depending on the state through which the product enters. commodity.
On the other hand, Márquez explained that there may also be difficulties regarding imports that Brazil makes, especially at the port level. “Goods that were going to Rio Grande can be derived to Montevideo and here there is a logistical problem, since we have the port and the container terminals at capacity,” he recalled.
At the local level, the representative of the Union of Exporters also mentioned as a problem that the automotive assembly industry that operates in Uruguay has difficulties accessing auto parts that arrive from the neighboring country.
Disappointment with the Milei government and its role in Mercosur
The president of the Union of Exporters responded this weekend through his X account to the statements of the Argentine presidential spokesperson, Manuel Adorni, in an interview with the newspaper El País. In dialogue with Ambit This Monday, Márquez deepened his concepts.
“In the interview there is a lot of talk about the freedombut when expressly asked if Argentina is going to leave Uruguay in freedom of action regarding the possibility of signing free trade agreements, does not respond,” he stated. “As much as they talk about freedom, let’s hope that they leave Uruguay free to advance in the negotiations and agreements that the country needs. Don’t let them block us like they have blocked us before,” he stressed.
Regarding the current situation with ArgentinaPresident de la Márquez reiterated that there has been improvement in terms of the elimination of bureaucratic obstaclesbut new problems have arisen.
“Now the problems are not due to bureaucracy, but rather due to market issues. “Argentina is more complicated, there is less demand, so there are fewer imports,” she pointed out. “We have not yet quantified it, we are measuring that with the export report that we publish month by month. We will monitor it by products,” concluded Márquez.
Source: Ambito
