The Turkish Ministry of Trade’s Directorate General of Imports (DGI) has launched an end-of-term review of the anti-dumping duty imposition on cored wire of base metal for electric arc-welding hailing or imported from Vietnam.

The Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) agreed at its meeting on 26 October to a request from Argentina for the establishment of a dispute panel to review anti-dumping duties imposed by the United States on oil country tubular goods (OCTG) imported from Argentina. WTO members also considered a request from Indonesia for a panel to review countervailing duties imposed by the European Union on biodiesel imports from Indonesia. The EU said it was not in a position to accept Indonesia's request.

Two new U.S. antidumping (“AD”) petitions were filed on Oct. 25 by the American Shrimp Processors Association (“ASPA” or “Petitioner”) against imports of frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador and Indonesia. Petitioner also filed four countervailing duty (“CVD”) petitions against imports of frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the total export turnover of agriculture, forestry and fisheries of the whole country was estimated at 38.48 billion USD, in the first nine months of 2023, down 5.1% compared to the same period in 2022. The agricultural sector still maintains its target of a total export turnover of 54 billion USD, for the whole year 2023.

Coffee output is predicted to decline by 10-15 per cent this year due to weather conditions. Yet because demand exceeds supply, coffee exports have the potential to increase from now through the end of the year.

An action plan unveiled on Tuesday to boost the EU’s wind energy sector could trigger investigations into foreign subsidies where there is evidence of damage to European industry.

Jute, a versatile natural fibre, has long been a cornerstone of Bangladesh's industrial landscape. The industry, in recent years, has been facing a crisis due to various obstacles in exports posed by India. Jute has already been under anti-dumping since 2017. Moreover, India has started conducting an investigation recently on the import of Bangladeshi jute goods to impose countervailing duty (CVD).

The comments were made by these countries during the meeting of World Trade Organisation's (WTO's) Safeguards Committee on Wednesday.