Donald Trump has ordered a probe into dumping in the US lumber market, setting the stage for the industry to join the widening basket of commodities targeted by Washington’s global trade war.
The president on Saturday directed the Department of Commerce to investigate whether imports of lumber and wood products were undermining domestic loggers in a way that posed a risk to US national security, days after ordering a similar review of the copper industry.
If the investigation finds evidence of dumping, the president can impose retaliatory measures including quotas and tariffs. Canada, by far the biggest source of US lumber imports, would be hardest hit.
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