Canada’s mushroom exporters are facing an 8.6 per cent anti-dumping duty on sales to the United States, far less than the 32 to 44 per cent that Giorgio Mushrooms Inc. of Blandon, Pennsylvania, wants.
“Today’s preliminary determination confirms that the petitioner’s original dumping allegations were overstated,” said Ryan Koeslag, executive vice-president and chief executive officer of Mushrooms Canada. “
Mushrooms Canada emphasized that the United States Department of Commerce’s preliminary antidumping finding reflects the idiosyncrasies of U.S. antidumping law, rather than the commercial reality of the North American mushroom market.
“U.S. antidumping law contains technical calculation rules that can produce a finding of ‘dumping’ even when business sense and market realities tell a different story,” Koeslag said.
“A straightforward comparison of true average U.S. prices to true average Canadian prices would show no dumping at all. The preliminary rate announced today is the product of legal methodology — not proof that Canadian growers are selling unfairly.”
The trade case is far from over. Commerce must still issue two final determinations and the U.S. International Trade Commission must make a final injury determination.
