WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of 49 congressmen sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk on June 1, expressing their strong concern about the antidumping duties Mexico has preliminarily assigned to U.S. chicken leg quarters, ranging from 64 percent to 129 percent.
Although these duties have not yet been applied in final form, under Mexican law, a final decision will have to be reached by mid-August. “The Mexican antidumping action, when finalized, will severely damage the U.S. poultry industry and the market access provided under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA),” the letter said. . .