Canadian producers ask to apply antidumping trade actions to US cherries

Published 2023년 7월 12일

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The BC Fruit Growers' Association is criticising the dumping of US cherries in the Canadian market, as some substandard cherries from California and Washington state have been selling on the market and flooding it with fruit that has been off the tree for weeks. The association has initiated an anti-dumping trade action and asked the Canada Border Services Agency to monitor prices and quantities of imports. They expect the cherry market to recover quickly as fresh fruit from British Columbia replaces the imported fruit.

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The BC Fruit Growers' Association denounces dumping of US cherries in the Canadian market, according to Global News. The Kelowna-based organization has initiated the first step of an anti-dumping trade action, asking the Canada Border Services Agency to monitor prices and quantities of imports. Deep Brar, vice president of the BCFGA, noted that Okanagan growers face a "difficult" crop in these market conditions. B.C. Cherries they are being harvested from now until the end of August. The seasonal crop often moves from California to Washington state and then to B.C. However, some California cherries are still on the market when local production goes into full harvest, "an almost unheard of situation," the BCFGA said. “Cherry season in B.C. it runs from mid-June to the end of August, and prices for early season cherries are being hit hard,” Brar said. BCFGA President Peter Simonsen says: “In the last week, some substandard cherries from California and Washington state have been ...

Source: Portaldelcampo