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Orange Juice Imports From Brazil Won’t Get Reprieve From Testing

21/02/2012

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined a request from Brazil, the biggest orange juice producer, to temporarily allow more of a banned fungicide in juice imports.

Indonesia: Flour producers rise up against govt on import duty

21/02/2012

After three years of hard negotiations, local flour producers have finally filed a lawsuit against the Finance Ministry for refusing to impose an anti-dumping duty on flour imports from Turkey, as recommended by the Trade Ministry.

Brazilian Poultry Exporters Challenge South African Anti-Dumping

21/02/2012

The Brazilian Union of Agriculture (UBABEF) has begun lobbying for action to be taken at World Trade Organisation level against anti-dumping measures in place in South Africa to restrict Brazilian chicken exports.

EU warns China on trade, studies new dumping claims

21/02/2012

BRUSSELS, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The EU launched new investigations into suspected Chinese product-dumping on Thursday, raising the possibility of more import tariffs on Beijing as Europe's top trade official warned China risked turning Europeans against free trade.

India: Welltec looks to expand India factory, as Chinese anti-dumping debate continues

15/02/2012

NEW DELHI (Feb. 14, 12:50 p.m. ET) -- Chinese plastic equipment maker Welltec Machinery Ltd. and its Indian partner seem to have found a successful way around the Indian government’s 2009 decision to levy steep tariffs on Chinese injection molding machines.

China: Polysilicon firms' calls for US anti-dumping probe meet resistance

15/02/2012

Chinese polysilicon manufacturers are confident that their calls for a "reverse" anti-dumping investigation into US makers of the material will be heard, despite opposition from downstream industries and a Ministry of Commerce that is afraid of prompting further trade disputes with the United States, reports the Chinese-language Economic Observer.

South Africa: Keeping cheap Brazilian chicks in line with duties

15/02/2012

The South African government is slapping additional duties of 6%-63% on Brazilian exporters of chicken into the Southern African Customs Union market — but insists this will not push up prices.

India launches WTO cotton complaint against Turkey

15/02/2012

India has launched a trade complaint against Turkey's policies on imports of cotton yarn, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said on its website on Tuesday.