PH imposes 4-month duty on Turkish flour

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has imposed a four-month anti-dumping duty on Turkish wheat flour exports to the Philippines in response to a petition filed by local flour millers last year.

Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala has ordered the imposition of a dumping duty, which will be in addition to the 7 percent regular import duty on Turkish flour—or as high as 35 percent on hard flour for bread, 39.26 percent on biscuit flour, and 35.21 percent on soft flour that is used for pastries and cookies.