b'30American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(IMPOSEDcontinuedNg indicated.from page 28) Sheadded:Atevery Statesalargeportionoftheopportunity, I have raised the forestedlandisprivatelyissue of unjustified U.S. duties owned(70%).Timberfromon Canadian softwood lumber the private sector is sold on thewith my U.S. counterpart Kath-open market through differenterine Tai, United States Trade buyer/selleragreementsinRepresentative,andtheneed effect on competitive auctionsforbothcountriestofinda responding to market demand. mutually acceptable resolution Inthepast,Canadahasto this dispute. Canada contin-successfullyarguedthatitsues to remain ready and willing stumpage fees are not a sub- to discuss a negotiated outcome sidy under the dispute resolu- to the dispute that provides the tion provisions of the Worldstability and predictability the Trade Organization (WTO). sector needs to ensure its con-Canada is launching chal- tinued growth and success.lenges to the latest US coun-tervailingdutydeterminations tuMped overs tuMpageunder Chapter 10 of the Unitedf eesEnvivas wood pellet plant at the Port of Pascagoula. States-Mexico-Canada Agree- But, in response, Tai made ment(USMCA)andtotheit clear that negotiations must latestUS.anti-dumpingdutyincludeCanadadoingaway U.S. Gulf ports benefit from growthdeterminationbeforetheUS(IMPOSEDcontinued on in global wood pellet demand Court of International Trade,page 34)Companies from a diverse set of industries burn biomass as part of decarbonization efforts.By Peter Buxbaum, AJOT The production of wood pellets is a growthvolumes grew by 4.6%, compared to the same industryinthesouthernpartoftheUnitedperiod in 2022. Elsewhere in North America, States, providing producers and nearby portsits worth noting, similar growth is also being along the Gulf of Mexico with a steady streamseen in British Columbia.of business. According to the U.S DepartmentThereasonforthesurge:sustainability of Agricultures Foreign Agricultural Service,efforts in industries as diverse as power and heat the value of wood pellet exports in the firstgeneration, cement production, and sustainable sevenmonthsof2023grewby13%while(BENEFITcontinued on page 32)'