The U.S. is moving to slap more tariffs on fresh Canadian-grown mushrooms in response to a U.S. Department of Commerce probe that an industry representative said did not prove Canadian growers are selling unfairly.
A fact sheet provided by Mushrooms Canada said the U.S. department’s preliminary anti-dumping duty determination, released Tuesday, proposes an 8.26 percent tariff on most fresh Canadian mushrooms.
Three companies are being hit with individual tariff levels. Champ’s Fresh Farms Inc. is facing a 8.71 duty, Highline Produce Limited is braced for a 11.80 tariff and Farmers’ Fresh Mushrooms, Inc. is looking at a two percent tariff….