Anti-dumping and Countervailing Program

Grain Corn - Notice of Preliminary Determination

Ottawa, December 15, 2005

On December 15, 2005, the President of the Canada Border Services Agency made a preliminary determination of dumping and subsidizing respecting unprocessed grain corn, excluding seed corn (for reproductive purposes), sweet corn, and popping corn, originating in or exported from the United States of America, pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA). Provisional duty will now be payable on the subject goods that are released from Customs on or after December 15, 2005.

On the same date, the President terminated the dumping and subsidy investigation with respect to processed grain corn from the United States of America, pursuant to paragraph 35(2)(a) of SIMA, as a result of the decision by the Tribunal that the evidence did not disclose a reasonable indication that the dumping or subsidizing of processed grain corn was causing or was threatening to cause injury. Briefly stated, processed grain corn results from dry milling operations that separate or remove constituent parts of the whole kernel corn.

For further factual information consult the Fact Sheet pertaining to this decision.

A Statement of Reasons that summarizes the information on which this decision was based and which describes future activities in this investigation will be available within 15 days on our Web site at www.cbsa.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/.

Contacts/Personnes-ressources:

Gilbert Huneault (613) 954-7376
Ron McTiernan (613) 954-7271