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ITC Schedules Hearings Concerning Antidumping Duty Orders on
Preserved Mushrooms from Chile, China, India, and Indonesia: On February
19, 2004, the International Trade Commission (ITC) announced that it will
proceed with full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping
duty orders on preserved mushrooms from Chile, China, India, and Indonesia would
be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a
reasonably foreseeable time. On May 18, 2004, the ITC announced that it
will hold a hearing in connection with these reviews beginning at 9:30 a.m. on
September 9, 2004, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building.
Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary
to the Commission on or before September 1, 2004.
U.S. horticultural exports for the October -March 2003/04
period were up 15 percent from the October -March 2002/03 level, at $6.7
billion. At the same time, imports were up 17 percent from the
October/March 2002/3 level, at $12 billion. Exports with large increases
from October -March 2002/03 included: tree nuts, up 31 percent to $1.1
billion; fresh vegetables excluding potatoes, up 13 percent to $652 million;
fresh citrus fruit, up 24 percent to $503 million; fruit juices, up 11 percent;
other fresh fruit (particularly strawberries and blueberries), up 27 percent;
nursery products, excluding cut flowers, up 18 percent; dried fruit, up 17
percent; processed fruit, up 21 percent; and hops, up 41 percent. Imports
with large increases included: fresh vegetables excluding potatoes, up 13
percent; essential oils, up 366 percent; frozen vegetables, up 18 percent;
prepared and preserved vegetables, up 21 percent; and tree nuts, up 24 percent.
Exports to Canada rose 14 percent for the October 2003-March 2004 period, while
exports to the EU rose 24 percent, exports to Japan rose 4 percent, exports to
Mexico rose 9 percent, and exports to Korea rose 25 percent. Horticultural
imports from the EU, the top supplier, rose almost 33 percent during the first
half of FY 2004, despite the considerable appreciation of the euro against the
dollar.
Potato Chips are Among the Leading Snack Foods in Indonesia: On May 13, 2004, Post reported (#ID4015) that Indonesia’s expansion in retail distribution and improvements in processing has contributed to its rapid growth in the snack food market in recent years. Potato chips currently account for the second highest sales of U.S. processed snack food sales in Indonesia, and potato flakes are the top U.S. raw material imported for the snack sector, according to the report. From 1998-2003, U.S. potato chip and potato flake exports to Indonesia grew exponentially to $881,000 and $2.7 million, respectively.
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