MEXICO CITY - Mexico started two anti-dumping investigations into U.S. pork and beef imports following complaints from local producers, the Trade and Industry Ministry said.
The probes will look into pork, live cattle, beef and beef trimmings imports from the United States, Mexico's trade partner under the North American Free Trade Agreement.
The ministry said it had found “reasonable evidence” that U.S. producers had been dumping the products on the Mexican market.
U.S. producers appeared to be sending their surplus product to Mexico after the economic crisis in Asia caused their exports there to slump, the ministry said.
Officials will look into pork imports between Oct 1, 1997, and March 30, 1998, the ministry said. The beef-import investigation will look into imports from the June to December 1997.
The ministry last announced week its plans to hold the investigations.
Affected parties have 30 working days from Wednesday to present evidence in the investigations, the ministry said.
Mexican pork producers have asked for a 30 percent compensatory tariff on U.S. pork meat imports.
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