China Imposes Preliminary Anti-Dumping Levies on US and Mexican Pecans

China has ordered preliminary anti-dumping deposits on pecan imports from the United States and Mexico. Starting Tuesday, importers of US pecans must pay a deposit rate of 54.3 percent. Importers of Mexican pecans face rates ranging from 17.8 percent to 51.6 percent, with lower rates granted to six Mexican firms that cooperated with the investigation. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce stated that pecans from both countries were sold at unfairly low prices, noting that the volume of dumped imports rose by 104.56 percent during the investigation period and that import prices fell by 9.15 percent. The ministry added that while the US embassy participated in the probe, no American producers did. Relevant parties have 10 days to submit written comments before a final ruling is issued. Center leaning coverage framed the move as an additional source of trade friction occurring weeks before an expected summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Center-right leaning coverage framed the investigation as a response to Mexico's tariff hikes on 1,400 product categories imposed under pressure from Washington.