International trade · 05/09/1996

Crawfish: Competitive Conditions in the U.S. Market

Following receipt on July 31, 1996, of a request from the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, the Commission instituted investigation No. 332-368, Crawfish: Competitive Conditions in the U.S. Market, under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)). As requested by the Committee, the Commission's report on the investigation will focus on the period 1991- 95, and to the extent possible, 1996, and will include the following: (1) U.S. and foreign industry profiles, with special emphasis on the Chinese crawfish industry; (2) a description of U.S. and foreign markets; (3) U.S. imports and exports, and U.S. market penetration; (4) price comparisons of domestic and imported crawfish; and (5) any other information relating to competitive factors that affect the U.S. crawfish industry, including government programs.