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Section C • lyndentribune.com • Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Raspberry growers raise concern of foreign ‘dumping’ D.C. law firm will monitor 2017 imports and advise any action By Calvin Bratt editor@lyndentribune.com
LYNDEN — The Washington Red Raspberry Commission is willing to go to court to ward off any new foreign “dumping” of undervalued raspberries into the U.S. market. The Lynden-based growers organization has asked a Washington, D.C., law firm to look into the evidence and advise on any action. Local growers have raised concern that raspberries may be coming into the United States at prices below
the costs to grow and pack (dumping) or discounted due to government subsidies that benefit the foreign source (export subsidies). Both practices are in violation of international trade laws. The commission is committed to “good working relationships with our foreign competitors to grow the raspberry market worldwide,” and the 4-year-old National Processed Raspberry Council — which is meeting in Lynden May 1617 — is making good progress toward those goals, a news release states. “However, the WRRC will not stand by while domestic producers are overwhelmed by unfairly low-priced imports. The industry intends to call attention to unfair trade practices whenever they exist and
Finally into fields
On Monday a mower cuts into a field along Hampton Road that will provide grass silage for the Van Berkum dairy farm. It has been a slow wait for farmers this spring to get into sodden fields. The local rainfall in April was two inches over normal, adding to the high precipitation of most of the winter. (Calvin Bratt/Lynden Tribune)
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Martin’s Feed looking to move to Sumas Transload site on railroad could bring about 15 jobs to Sumas By Nick Elges sports@lyndentribune.com
The proposed site in Sumas is yard along railroad tracks. (Whatcom County Assessor’s Office photo)
WHATCOM — Martin’s Feed Inc. of Lynden has applied for a shoreline substantial development permit and is looking to construct a rail transload
facility at 191 W. Front St. in Sumas, according a legal notice printed in the Lynden Tribune on April 19. The project would presumably move Martin’s trucking operation from its longtime base at the corner of Bender and East Badger roads in Lynden. The business declined further comment. “They still have some hurdles ahead as far as permitting and running utilities to the chosen site, but I suspect it should work out in the end,” said
Ruben Hernandez, the City of Sumas utilities superintendent. The proposed site of transloading is roughly four acres of open yard currently owned by BNSF Railway Company. “My understanding is Martin’s Feeds is purchasing the land from the previous owners,” Hernandez said. No comments have been made by the public so far in a comment period that runs through May 19. A shoreline See Martin’s on C5
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