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Visakhapatnam , April 1

THE seafood industry is exerting pressure on the Centre to take a firm stand against the US move to impose anti-dumping duty on Indian shrimp being imported into that country.

The industry expects a statement from the Prime Minister, Mr A.B. Vajpayee, in support of their stand on the issue. "A statement by the Prime Minister would have a definite impact on our campaign against the anti-dumping move in the US. We are making efforts through the Commerce Ministry to persuade him to take a public stand on the issue," industry sources said here on Thursday.

The industry is buoyed by the support from the American Seafood Distributors' Association, which is said to have taken the stand that the shrimp imports into the US should not be deemed to be dumping as supplies by local shrimpers could only meet 12 per cent of the requirement.

The industry is finalising its reply to the questionnaire sent by the US International Trade Commission, a self-governing wing of the US Department of Commerce, on anti-dumping case against Indian shrimp exporters.

The Trade Commission, which has given the go-ahead for imposition of anti-dumping duties on shrimp exports from six countries in Latin America and Asia, has identified three Indian seafood companies — Nekkanti Seafoods and Devi Seafoods in Andhra Pradesh, and the Bangalore-based Hindustan Lever Ltd — for analysis of their shrimp exports and product pricing.

"The deadline for the reply has been extended by 15 days to April 12, but we are ready with our preliminary report, which has already been faxed," said the sources.

Andhra Pradesh accounts for a major chunk of the country's annual seafood exports valued at over Rs 6,500 crore. Shrimp, both from the deep sea and aquaculture sector, occupies a major share of Indian seafood export basket, much of it going to Japan and the US, the latter emerging the leading buyer in recent times.

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