b'SEPTEMBER 27 - OCTOBER 10, 2021FOREST PRODUCTS 15(VOLATILEcontinued from page 14)dispute (see AJOT issue 712, published9/29/20,Misery Whipforamoredetailed account). And a succession of administrations on both sides oftheborderhavefailedto findcommongroundfor anagreement. Afterthelast Canadian-Americanlumber agreementexpiredin2015, a new round of talks began in 2017. In the meantime, the U.S.DepartmentofCom-merce(DOC)leviedcoun-tervailing duties on CanadianCountry of Origin 2021 - JAN 2021 - FEB 2021 - MAR 2021 - APR 2021 - MAY 2021 - JUN 2021 - JULsoftwoodlumberimports,Country of Origin 2021 - JAN 2021 - FEB 2021 - MAR 2021 - APR 2021 - MAY 2021 - JUN 2021 - JULGeneral Total Value FOB (USD)arguingCanadaslumberCANADA 1,405,749,841.00 1,371,863,364.00 1,829,863,788.00 1,978,559,756.00 General Total Value FOB (USD) 2,417,500,154.00 1,631,378,592.002,393,813,620.00industryisunfairlysubsi- CHINA 223,928,854.00 200,542,972.00 242,465,886.00 211,862,042.00 225,656,212.00 242,318,036.00 244,509,440.00 2,417,500,154.00 1,631,378,592.00CANADA 1,405,749,841.00 1,371,863,364.00 1,829,863,788.00 1,978,559,756.00 2,393,813,620.00dizedbytheCanadiangov- BRAZIL 120,258,698.00 106,534,459.00 159,306,527.00 150,511,753.00 208,373,715.00 215,763,649.00 236,401,074.00 242,318,036.00 244,509,440.00CHINA 223,928,854.00 200,542,972.00 242,465,886.00 211,862,042.00 225,656,212.00ernment, as most of CanadasGERMANY 73,625,505.00 66,235,614.00 113,829,706.00 110,167,947.00 111,289,099.00 136,481,878.00 95,311,374.00lumber comes from publicly- CHILE 70,907,621.00 120,258,698.00 106,534,459.00 79,094,678.00 85,114,976.00 95,683,072.00 208,373,715.00 215,763,649.00 236,401,074.00BRAZIL 71,010,909.00 80,370,239.00 159,306,527.00 150,511,753.00 97,542,712.00ownedforests,asopposedVIETNAM 59,805,470.00 51,372,963.00 61,074,437.00 58,629,184.00 77,081,401.00 75,447,662.00 84,831,355.00 136,481,878.00 95,311,374.00GERMANY 73,625,505.00 66,235,614.00 113,829,706.00 110,167,947.00 111,289,099.00to the predominately privateINDONESIA 52,058,681.00 69,986,892.00 64,867,586.00 60,612,188.00 70,082,173.00 67,467,489.00 70,455,415.00 95,683,072.00 97,542,712.00CHILE 70,907,621.00 71,010,909.00 80,370,239.00 79,094,678.00 85,114,976.00operationsintheUS.TheMEXICO 49,515,150.00 51,006,758.00 60,667,289.00 60,564,182.00 60,341,415.00 66,947,612.00 66,521,623.00 75,447,662.00 84,831,355.00VIETNAM 59,805,470.00 51,372,963.00 61,074,437.00 58,629,184.00 77,081,401.00U.S. contends the stumpageSWEDEN 32,517,997.00 9,934,881.00 43,550,540.00 62,378,310.00 36,668,303.00 72,596,391.00 23,261,376.00fees that lumber companiesRUSSIA 22,452,813.00 52,058,681.00 69,986,892.00 24,010,968.00 27,172,403.00 37,056,062.00 70,082,173.00 67,467,489.00 70,455,415.00INDONESIA 15,385,280.00 19,402,510.00 64,867,586.00 60,612,188.00 36,692,061.00paytocuttreesonpublicTotal 2,349,559,692.00 2,218,942,241.00 2,945,311,421.00 3,084,971,153.00 3,644,981,258.00 3,781,681,165.00 3,035,206,968.00 66,947,612.00 66,521,623.00MEXICO 49,515,150.00 51,006,758.00 60,667,289.00 60,564,182.00 60,341,415.00land(generallyprovinciallySWEDEN 32,517,997.00 9,934,881.00 43,550,540.00 62,378,310.00 36,668,303.00 72,596,391.00 23,261,376.00held) public land is levied atRUSSIA 22,452,813.00 15,385,280.00 19,402,510.00 24,010,968.00 27,172,403.00 37,056,062.00 36,692,061.00below-market rates and thus constitutes a subsidy. Total 2,349,559,692.00 2,218,942,241.00 2,945,311,421.00 3,084,971,153.00 3,644,981,258.00 3,781,681,165.00 3,035,206,968.00As a result, Canadian lumber exporters have reportedly paid close to $3.9 billion in duties to the U.S.During the Trump admin-istrationthelumberdispute was taken before the WTOs three-person panel. In August 2020thepaneldetermined that the countervailing duties designedtooffsetCanadian subsidieswereillegalas the U.S. had not shown that the prices paid by Canadian lumber companies for timber on government-property was artificiallylowcomparedto the market and caused material injury to US lumber companies. TheTrumpadministra-tion felt that the WTO deci-sionwasntfairtotheU.S. The then US Trade Represen-tative Robert Lighthizer said of the panels decision, This flawed report confirms what theUnitedStateshasbeen sayingforyears:theWTO disputesettlementsystemis being used to shield nonmar-ketpracticesandharmU.S. interests. o nceA gAin , s TuMPeDb ys TuMPAge Withthatlegacy,the lumber dispute was inherited by the Biden Administration to resolve. Canada has said it wants a new agreement. Canada has also said it wants its money backcollectedfromduties. And Canada felt it had lever-age with the soaring prices of softwood lumber and soaring demand in the U.S. But that was back in June 2021 at the G-7Summitmeetingwhen lumber was at a record high. Unsurprisingly,theBiden Administration, like the Trump administration before it, didnt see it that way back in June andthecrashinlumber (VOLATILEcontinued on page 16)'