Refined Sugar Export Limit Increased for Mexico Under AD/CVD Suspension Agreements
The Commerce Department has increased the amount of refined sugar that may be exported from Mexico under suspension agreements that put on hold antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on sugar from the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said by…
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email March 10. USDA had notified Commerce of the need for the increase of 200,000 short tons raw value (STRV) for the period Oct. 1, 2019, through Sept. 30, 2020. Commerce had previously increased the Mexican refined sugar export limit by 100,000 STRV in November. “In the same way as the November request, today’s increase in Mexico’s refined sugar export limit will only change the mix between refined and other sugar,” USDA said. The request was made because “current market conditions point to a sugar shortage,” USDA said.