Canada may impose anti-dumping duties on wheat gluten imports from 6 countries

Published 2020년 8월 18일

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Canada is investigating potential dumping in wheat gluten supplies from six countries - Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, and Lithuania. The investigation was initiated by gluten company ADM Agri-Industries and Permolex, who allege that these countries are selling wheat gluten at prices lower than in the Canadian market, hurting local producers. The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) have launched investigations. If the CITT finds harm to Canadian producers, the CBSA will impose preliminary anti-dumping duties on imports from the six countries.

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Canada is investigating possible dumping in wheat gluten supplies. Dry wheat gluten, called wheat gluten, is used, among other things, to make plant-based meat analogues. Federal officials are opening an investigation to find out if wheat gluten from six countries is shipped to Canada at prices lower than the domestic product. The Canadian Border Guard Agency (CBSA) said Friday that the complaint identified the following countries - Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany and Lithuania - that trade wheat gluten at "unfair prices" in Canada. The complaint was filed by gluten company ADM Agri-Industries with the support of another firm also involved in the production of dry wheat gluten, Permolex. The claim alleges that the Canadian gluten industry has faced "an increase in dumped imports." ADM said in a separate report on Friday that the complaint explicitly states that the said gluten exporters are dumping in the Canadian market at prices “both substantially below the cost of ...

Source: Agroxxi