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US to impose duty on Canadian hogs

21/10/2004

The US Commerce Department has ruled that hogs imported from Canada are sold at unfairly low prices depressing US prices and announced plans to impose duties of up to 15% on all imports of the animal.

 

The duties would cover all live swine from Canada except breeding stock, with penalties ranging from 13.25% on Ontario pork to 15.01% on premium pork. The rate for all others has been set at 14.06%.

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