Canadian tribunal says wheat gluten dumping is likely hurting industry

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has concluded that “there is a reasonable indication that the dumping of wheat gluten from Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom has caused injury to the domestic industry.” An investigation on the matter began on June 19, with a preliminary determination set to be issued by Sept. 17.Dumping is when “goods are sold to importers in Canada at prices that are lower than the selling price of comparable goods in the country of export or when goods are sold to Canada at unprofitable prices,” according to Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA).Dumping can also consist of “increased volume of subject goods, price undercutting, price depression, and adverse impacts on market share, sales volume, and profitability.”Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada previously stated on May 21, 2025 that “Canadian exports of durum wheat are progressing rapidly and continue to surpass last year’s [2024] volume,” with an increase being attributed “to solid import demand from Italy,” among other nations such as Algeria, Morocco, the U.S., Spain and Chile. Story continues below advertisement For 2024-25, Statistics Canada estimated that total production of durum wheat ...