China to launch anti-dumping investigation into US sorghum import

Beijing. February 5. Silkroadnews - China will launch an anti-dumping investigation into the U.S. sorghum import, “Nikkei Asia Review” reports.
“China will launch an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation into imports of sorghum grown in the United States, in a sign of increasing trade tensions between the world’s top two economies,” the report said.
The United States is the world’s largest grain exporter and China’s largest supplier so far, with imports from the U.S. reaching 4.76 million out of 5 million tons in 2017.
China mainly uses the sorghum for livestock feed, especially when other grains, such as corn, are more expensive.
The preliminary data and information obtained by China’s Ministry of Commerce showed the price of sorghum imported from the U.S. was lower than normal value, which damaged local producers.
The ministry reported it had initiated the investigation on its own, as the local production sector consists of a large number of small producers who could not prepare the necessary documentation.
The antidumping investigation covers the period from November 1, 2016, to October 31, 2017. Investigation of damage to local producers to last from January 1, 2013, to October 31, 2017.
The investigation should be completed before February 4, 2019, the report says, but the deadline can be extended until August 4, 2019.