We do buy ethanol from Brazil. They are the largest supplier of imported ethanol into the US. 2/3 of the ethanol we do import comes from them.
U.S. Fuel Ethanol Imports by Country
http://www.ethanolrfa.org/industry/statistics/#F
The tariff is offset by the blender's subsidy making it about neutral for pricing of imported ethanol.
Note: I'm not in favor of the subsidy. I would like to see the tariff applied to all imported energy sources and more encouragement for domestic production of ALL energy sources, not just the ones with the best Congressional Lobby.
Thanks for that good info.
Tariff = subsidy. Seems that a lot of people who piss and moan about subsidies are still 100 per cent gung ho in favor of tariffs and blame subsidies (which aren’t globalist) and globalism (which is anti-subsidy and anti-tariff, and pro-laissez-faire) for economic ills.