Forestry Industry Deserves 'Relief,' Wyden Says of AD/CV Petition on Wood Products
The U.S. lumber industry affected by unfairly priced imports of wood products from Canada and China deserves full attention from the executive branch, Senate Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden said in a statement (here). The Committee Overseeing Action for Lumber…
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International Trade Investigations or Negotiations on Nov. 25 filed a petition with Commerce and the International Trade Commission requesting antidumping and countervailing duties on softwood from Canada (see 1611250036). A moratorium on new AD/CVD petitions from the nation ended in October, one year after the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement’s expiration (see 1610120020). The Coalition for Fair Trade in Hardwood Plywood on Nov. 17 filed a petition with Commerce and the ITC requesting new AD and CV duties on hardwood plywood from China (see 1611180039). “Sawmill workers and communities devastated by unfairly traded softwood lumber demand full enforcement of U.S. trade laws and nothing less,” Wyden said in a statement. “American workers and forestry communities need relief from unfair trade and they need it now, on everything from today’s softwood lumber case to the recent case filed against Chinese producers of hardwood plywood.” The U.S. and Canada continue to discuss the effect of Canadian government softwood policies on the U.S. market, including the possibility of a new Softwood Lumber Agreement.