ITC Opening Investigation on Squash, Cucumbers
In another round of investigations designed to address the complaint that antidumping and countervailing duty cases aren't effective in the matter of imported produce that only affects one region, the International Trade Commission announced Jan. 8 that it is opening…
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investigations of the effect on imported cucumbers and squash “with a particular focus on production and competitiveness of such products grown in the Southeastern United States.” The ITC will track trends in trade in these products, monthly price trends, and the prices of domestically grown and imported squash and cucumbers from 2015 to 2020. It will hold a public hearing on April 8 by videoconference, with information on how to participate to be posted on the ITC website later, but before March 11. Requests to appear at the hearing, which can be filed in the Electronic Document Information System, must be filed by 5:15 p.m. on March 25. The ITC report will be sent to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative by Dec. 7, 2021.