BISMARCK, N.D.(Staff) – The chair of a U.S. International Trade Commission investigation into Canadian wheat imports says there may have been a mixup in questionnaires sent to Canadian exporters.
Peter Watson said he can’t explain why the lengthy questionnaire designed for importers of grain was sent to a number of Canadian exporting firms.
“There were a number of questionnaires that were sent to a large range of people,” Watson said. “As to which questionnaires particularly got to whom, I can’t just say right now.”
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Some officials expressed concerns that could lead to the same volumes of grain being counted twice in ITC analysis.
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But Watson told reporters following the hearing here last week: “The overall idea is to get as many facts as we possibly can from as many people who are interested so we can make the most informed judgment.
“If there has been errors in who has received it, we would be very obviously interested in making sure they are corrected,” he said.
Watson said respondents who have questions should be contacting the ITC for clarification.
“If there is any confusion we will not hesitate to take whatever time we need to correct it.”
Watson said the information gathered by the commission staff will be used to ensure its final report is accurate: “We have a very high degree of confidence ultimately in the work product that we independently produce.”
