China halts US sorghum dumping probe

China has terminated anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations into imported sorghum from the United States, as domestic farmers have had difficulties selling pork products due to lower prices, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Friday.

The ministry said it found prices of domestic pork products had declined, affecting the livelihoods of many farmers.

Under such circumstances, it is not in the public interest to level a trade investigation on sorghum imports from the US, which can be used to formulate animal feed. The government will also return temporary antidumping deposits collected at Chinese customs, the ministry said in a statement.