Fresh Produce Discussion Blog

Created by The Packer's National Editor Tom Karst

Thursday, January 17, 2008

No worries

The Federal Register published this ominous notice yesterday:

ACTION: Notice of termination of suspension agreement, termination of five-year sunset review, and resumption of antidumping investigation: Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico. EFFECTIVE DATE: January 18, 2008.
SUMMARY: On November 26, 2007, Mexican tomato growers/exporters accounting for a significant percentage of all fresh tomatoes imported into the United States from Mexico provided written notice to the Department of Commerce of their withdrawal from the
agreement suspending the antidumping investigation on fresh tomatoes from Mexico. Because the suspension agreement will no longer cover all imports of fresh tomatoes from Mexico once this withdrawal becomes effective, the Department of Commerce is terminating the suspension agreement, terminating the sunset review of the suspended investigation, and resuming the antidumping investigation.

TK: In reality, industry sources say there will be no dumping investigation. A new suspension agreement is expected to be in place later this month.

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