{"id":284989,"date":"2010-02-05T19:43:01","date_gmt":"2010-02-06T00:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldtradelaw.typepad.com\/ielpblog\/2010\/02\/will-the-us-challenge-the-chicken-parts-antidumping-duties.html"},"modified":"2010-02-05T19:43:01","modified_gmt":"2010-02-06T00:43:01","slug":"will-the-u-s-challenge-the-chicken-parts-anti-dumping-duties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/284989","title":{"rendered":"Will the U.S. Challenge the Chicken Parts Anti-Dumping Duties?"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Reuters<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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China said on Friday it will slap heavy anti-dumping duties on U.S. chicken parts, a move likely to aggravate trade ties between two of the world's most important economies at a time of strained political relations.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Chinese Commerce Ministry's initial investigation showed that U.S. companies had dumped chicken products into the Chinese market, according to the ministry's website (<\/span><\/span>www.mofcom.gov.cn<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tyson Foods (TSN.N<\/font><\/a><\/span>), an active investor and lobbyist in China, got the lowest duty of 43.1 percent. Pilgrim's Pride Corp (PPC.N<\/font><\/a><\/span>) was hit with an 80.5 percent duty. Most other firms, including Sanderson Farms (SAFM.O<\/font><\/a><\/span>), face a 64.5 percent duty.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Those that did not appeal the finding would pay duties of 105.4 percent, the ministry said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The duties are high and they will have a real impact:<\/p>\n

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… the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council said the American poultry industry was "deeply disappointed" by China's move.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The tariff decision disregarded facts provided by producers and "will virtually eliminate U.S. chicken exports to China for the foreseeable future," the lobby group said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

More on the product:<\/p>\n

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Chicken feet and wing tips, virtually worthless in the U.S. market, are a delicacy in southern China. Many U.S. poultry producers count on the Chinese market to round out their profits.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Chicken feet and wing tips fetch about 2 U.S. cents per pound in the United States, but land in China at about 42 U.S. cents – a figure that Chinese rivals say represents the cost of the freight only.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

So will this be enough for the U.S. to challenge an anti-dumping duty at the WTO, something it rarely does?  Here's the official U.S. reaction:<\/p>\n

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The United States Trade Representative was muted in its response, saying it would consult with U.S. producers as it analyzed China's move.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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"USTR is following the investigation closely, and we will want to ensure that MOFCOM follows the applicable WTO rules," spokeswoman Carol Guthrie said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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