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USMEF International Buyers Conference Product Showcase Registration Kit
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Japan Imports Less Pork In December
In December, Japan imported 59,755 metric tons (mt) of pork, 7.1 percent less than December 2001, according to Japanese government statistics. The U.S. beat out Denmark (18,149 mt) for the No. 1 share with 19,018 mt. Imports of U.S. product were 14.9 percent lower than December 2001. Japan’s November pork inventory was 142,273 mt, 13.7 percent down from a year earlier.
Mexico
Antidumping Documents Available
On Jan 7, the Mexican government announced that an antidumping investigation was being initiated against imports of U.S. pork from April 1-September 30, 2002. A translation of the Mexico Ministry of Economy antidumping questionnaire is now available. It includes: general information and instructions, overviews in chart 1 and chart 2, definitions in “Annex” 2, 3 and 4, and forms “Annex 1” and “A.1-2” . Exporters and traders selling product to Mexico should review these documents and should consider whether to have their attorneys also review them. USMEF understands that the named companies selling product during the investigation period as well as any company that wants to try avoid being put into an “all others” category should fill out the forms and submit the requested data. Deadline for filing is Feb. 18. The official announcement is available online at http://www.segob.gob.mx/dof/dof_07-01-2003.pdf and begins on page 26 of this document. A preliminary translation – in which there may be still be interpretation errors – is available at http//www.usmef.org/Misc_News/03_0107_MexAntiDump_sp.pdf and a preliminary evaluation of the situation by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service office in Mexico City is available at http://www.fas.usda.gov/gainfiles/200301/145785049.pdf.