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Japanese Beef Imports Show Slight Increase In February
With the U.S. still excluded from its import market, Japan’s February beef imports were slightly higher (0.2 percent) than in February 2004. Japan imported 37,044 metric tons (mt) of beef in February according to Japanese government statistics. There were no imports of U.S. beef due to the ban on U.S. beef resulting from the single case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Washington State in December 2003. Imports of Australian beef were 1.8 percent lower at 33,421 mt. Imports from New Zealand climbed 8.7 percent to 3,098 mt.
Japan’s February Pork Imports Dip 9 Percent
Japan imported 56,772 mt of pork in February, 9.0 percent less than in February 2004, according to Japanese government statistics. Imports of U.S. pork — 17,629 mt — were 13.4 percent less than February 2004, but the U.S. had the largest share of the import market. Imports of Canadian pork totaled 15,871 mt and imports of Danish pork totaled 14,642 mt.
Mexico
Mexico Considers Which U.S. Imports To Target In Byrd WTO Case
A World Trade Organization (WTO) case lost by the United States could result in duties of 15 percent on $133 million worth of U.S. exports every year starting May 1. Mexican Economy Minister Fernando Canales said April 1 that Mexico was still studying which U.S. products it would target in applying up to $20 million worth of punitive duties Mexico authorized by the WTO.
The Byrd Amendment — the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 — requires U.S. Customs authorities to forward duties collected from antidumping or countervailing orders to U.S. firms that petitioned for relief instead of to the U.S. Treasury. A WTO appellate court found in favor of a case brought by 11 WTO members — Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, and Thailand — in January 2003. The WTO then gave the United States until Dec. 27, 2003, to repeal the law or bring it into compliance.
Japan
Japanese Beef Imports Show Slight Increase In February
With the U.S. still excluded from its import market, Japan’s February beef imports were slightly higher (0.2 percent) than in February 2004. Japan imported 37,044 metric tons (mt) of beef in February according to Japanese government statistics. There were no imports of U.S. beef due to the ban on U.S. beef resulting from the single case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Washington State in December 2003. Imports of Australian beef were 1.8 percent lower at 33,421 mt. Imports from New Zealand climbed 8.7 percent to 3,098 mt.
Japan’s February Pork Imports Dip 9 Percent
Japan imported 56,772 mt of pork in February, 9.0 percent less than in February 2004, according to Japanese government statistics. Imports of U.S. pork — 17,629 mt — were 13.4 percent less than February 2004, but the U.S. had the largest share of the import market. Imports of Canadian pork totaled 15,871 mt and imports of Danish pork totaled 14,642 mt.
Mexico
Mexico Considers Which U.S. Imports To Target In Byrd WTO Case
A World Trade Organization (WTO) case lost by the United States could result in duties of 15 percent on $133 million worth of U.S. exports every year starting May 1. Mexican Economy Minister Fernando Canales said April 1 that Mexico was still studying which U.S. products it would target in applying up to $20 million worth of punitive duties Mexico authorized by the WTO.
The Byrd Amendment — the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 — requires U.S. Customs authorities to forward duties collected from antidumping or countervailing orders to U.S. firms that petitioned for relief instead of to the U.S. Treasury. A WTO appellate court found in favor of a case brought by 11 WTO members — Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, and Thailand — in January 2003. The WTO then gave the United States until Dec. 27, 2003, to repeal the law or bring it into compliance.