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Russia Reportedly Cancels Poultry Import Permits
According to the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC), Russia has reportedly cancelled all import permits for poultry. Importers will have to reapply for permits issued since January 1, 2003. 2002 permits expired at the end of the year. The cancellations, though not confirmed by the U.S. Embassy, were apparently reported by the Interfax news service. USAPEEC estimates 50,000-60,000 mt are en route to Russia and their status is unknown.
On Monday (January 27), Russia announced that U.S. suppliers would get 71 percent of the 774,000 mt poultry quota for this year.
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.