Mexico                                   

Mexico                                                                                         

Extension Granted Until Tuesday For Rebuttal Comments On Beef Antidumping

The Mexican economy ministry (Secretaría de Economía; SE) has granted an extension for all parties to the beef antidumping sunset review (including the Mexican industry) for filing rebuttal comments.  The SE has said it will grant at least three business days, which will move the deadline to Tuesday, July 5, 2005. 

The sunset review is to determine whether antidumping duties will still be levied on U.S. companies exporting beef to Mexico for the next five years. Antidumping duties were imposed by the SE on April 28, 2000. The SE is required to revoke these duties after five years unless a sunset review determines they are still warranted, and the SE published a notice of its intent to revoke the duties in December. In March, a Mexican cattle producer and feedlot group made a formal request to the SE to review the revocation. The current extension allows all parties a few days more to present their evidence to the SE.

USMEF and the American Meat Institute (AMI) retained the law firm White & Case and have submitted a brief to the SE showing injury to the U.S. beef industry should the antidumping order be maintained and indicating that removal of the duties would not harm Mexican beef producers. USMEF continues to pursue this case and will provide rebuttal arguments by the deadline. USMEF is still waiting on a NAFTA panel decision on this issue and continues to monitor the panel and push for a quick decision.

Indonesia                                                                                     

Indonesia Bans U.S. Beef

Indonesia is the latest country to impose a ban on U.S. beef products. The FSIS Export Library of Requirements has been updated to reflect the ban. USMEF is seeking clarification of the exact details from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).

U.S. Beef                                                                                      

Philippines Bans U.S. Beef

The Philippines has responded to the recent U.S. beef case by banning imports of U.S. beef. Although there is no official confirmation, USMEF understands that the Pacific archipelago will accept U.S. beef shipments which left the U.S. on or before Friday, June 24, shipments that departed June 25-29 will be addressed on a case-by-case basis, and shipments that departed June 30 or after will be rejected.

Belize And St. Lucia Close To U.S. Beef  

In response to the recent U.S. BSE case, Belize and the island of St. Lucia have halted all imports of U.S. beef products. See the online FSIS Export Library of Requirements for details.

Mexico                                                                                         

Extension Granted Until Tuesday For Rebuttal Comments On Beef Antidumping

The Mexican economy ministry (Secretaría de Economía; SE) has granted an extension for all parties to the beef antidumping sunset review (including the Mexican industry) for filing rebuttal comments.  The SE has said it will grant at least three business days, which will move the deadline to Tuesday, July 5, 2005. 

The sunset review is to determine whether antidumping duties will still be levied on U.S. companies exporting beef to Mexico for the next five years. Antidumping duties were imposed by the SE on April 28, 2000. The SE is required to revoke these duties after five years unless a sunset review determines they are still warranted, and the SE published a notice of its intent to revoke the duties in December. In March, a Mexican cattle producer and feedlot group made a formal request to the SE to review the revocation. The current extension allows all parties a few days more to present their evidence to the SE.

USMEF and the American Meat Institute (AMI) retained the law firm White & Case and have submitted a brief to the SE showing injury to the U.S. beef industry should the antidumping order be maintained and indicating that removal of the duties would not harm Mexican beef producers. USMEF continues to pursue this case and will provide rebuttal arguments by the deadline. USMEF is still waiting on a NAFTA panel decision on this issue and continues to monitor the panel and push for a quick decision.

Indonesia                                                                                     

Indonesia Bans U.S. Beef

Indonesia is the latest country to impose a ban on U.S. beef products. The FSIS Export Library of Requirements has been updated to reflect the ban. USMEF is seeking clarification of the exact details from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).

U.S. Beef                                                                                      

Philippines Bans U.S. Beef

The Philippines has responded to the recent U.S. beef case by banning imports of U.S. beef. Although there is no official confirmation, USMEF understands that the Pacific archipelago will accept U.S. beef shipments which left the U.S. on or before Friday, June 24, shipments that departed June 25-29 will be addressed on a case-by-case basis, and shipments that departed June 30 or after will be rejected.

Belize And St. Lucia Close To U.S. Beef  

In response to the recent U.S. BSE case, Belize and the island of St. Lucia have halted all imports of U.S. beef products. See the online FSIS Export Library of Requirements for details.