Anti-dumping and Countervailing Program

Fact Sheet

PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF DUMPING AND SUBSIDY REGARDING UNPROCESSED GRAIN CORN FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

TERMINATION OF THE DUMPING AND SUBSIDY INVESTIGATION REGARDING PROCESSED GRAIN CORN FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

On December 15, 2005, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) made a preliminary determination of dumping and subsidizing respecting unprocessed grain corn originating in or exported from the United States of America. At the same time, the CBSA terminated the investigation with respect to processed grain corn originating in or exported from the United States of America (USA).

Provisional anti-dumping duty in the amount of US$0.58 per bushel and provisional countervailing duty in the amount US$1.07 per bushel are payable on the subject goods. The provisional duties are payable on the subject goods that are released from customs during the period commencing on December 15, 2005, and ending on the earlier of the day the President of the CBSA causes the investigation to be terminated or the day on which the Tribunal makes an order or finding.

Additional information concerning this decision will be available in a Statement of Reasons that will be available within 15 days of the date of this decision on the CBSA's web site at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/.

Next Steps
The CBSA will continue its investigation of the dumping and subsidizing regarding unprocessed grain corn and will make a final decision on or before March 15, 2006. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (Tribunal) will now begin its full inquiry into the question of injury to the Canadian industry. The Tribunal will issue its decision on or before April 18, 2006.

Complainant
The CBSA initiated the investigation after receiving a complaint filed by the Ontario Corn Producers Association, the Manitoba Corn Growers Association, Inc. and the Fédération des producteurs de cultures commerciales du Québec.

Product Information
For the purpose of this investigation, the subject goods are defined as unprocessed grain corn, excluding seed corn (for reproductive purposes), sweet corn, and popping corn, originating in or exported from the United States of America. For further clarity, unprocessed grain corn includes whole kernel grain corn and grain corn that has been milled to a limited degree such that the milled grain corn, regardless of its physical form, preserves all the constituent parts of whole kernel grain corn and is chemically identical to whole kernel grain corn. Furthermore, grain corn mixed with other grains and oilseed (such as millet), which can be separated from the grain corn after importation is also included in the product definition. White dent corn is also included in the product definition.

Unprocessed grain corn is properly classified in Sections X and XI of the Customs Tariff under the Harmonized System (HS) at the following subheadings:

1005.90.00.11    US No. 1 yellow dent corn
1005.90.00.12    US No. 2 yellow dent corn
1005.90.00.13    US No. 3 yellow dent corn
1005.90.00.14    US No. 4 yellow dent corn
1005.90.00.19    Other
1005.90.00.99    Other (including white dent corn)
1104.23.00.00    Corn which is sliced (corn which is hulled or kibbled is not
                        subject, but also falls within this tariff number)

Investigation Schedule

*This will take place only if the preceding event results in an affirmative decision or if the investigation is not otherwise terminated.