Agricultural export dumping: the case of Mexican winter vegetables in the U.S. market [Mexico; Florida]

Extract: This paper examines the 1978 agricultural dumping charge brought by Florida winter vegetable producers against Mexican growers. It discusses "fair value" in the context of three antidumping criteria: prices at home and abroad, selling below cost of production, and third-market test. The U.S. Department of Commerce found in favor of the Mexican producers by using the third-market test - a test which leads to ambiguous results. It is the authors' contention that the law should be changed so that future cases can be decided on a "normal business practice" concept, accounting for production and costing decisions unique to highly perishable products