12-3-2966 Purchaser Questionnaire

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Purchaser Q salmon

Fresh and Chilled Atlantic Salmon from Norway

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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
FRESH AND CHILLED ATLANTIC SALMON FROM NORWAY

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than September 26, 2011
See page 4 of the Instruction Booklet for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its review of the countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders concerning fresh and chilled Atlantic
salmon from Norway (inv. No. 701-TA-302 731-TA-454 (Third Review)). The information requested in the
questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure
to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to compel the submission of records or information in
your possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further information on this questionnaire can be obtained from Amelia Preece
(202-205-3250, [email protected]).

Name of firm
Address
City

State

Zip Code

World Wide Web address
Has your firm purchased fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon (as defined in the instruction booklet) from any source
(domestic or foreign) at any time since January 1, 2005?

(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)

YES

(Read the instruction booklet carefully, complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire
questionnaire to the Commission so as to be received by the date indicated above)

CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge
and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission.
By means of this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout these review in any other import-injury proceedings or reviews
conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout these reviews may be used by the
Commission, its employees, and contract personnel who are acting in the capacity of Commission employees, for developing or
maintaining the records of these review or related proceedings for which this information is submitted, or in internal audits and
proceedings relating to the programs and operations of the Commission pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign non-disclosure agreements.

Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official

Date

Phone:
Signature

E-mail address
Fax

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that issues of
concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and as limited as
possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average 40 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering the data needed,
and completing and reviewing the questionnaire. Send comments regarding the accuracy of this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-1a.

OMB statistics.--Please report the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of
preparing the reply to this questionnaire and completing the form.
hours

dollars

I-1b.

OMB feedback.--We are interested in any comments you may have for improving this
questionnaire in general or the clarity of specific questions. Please attach such comments to your
response or send them to the above address.

I-2.

Establishments covered.--Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire (see page 3 of the instruction booklet for reporting guidelines). If your firm is
publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading symbol.

I-3.

Ownership.--Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?

I-4.

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Extent of
ownership

Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, that are engaged in importing fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon from
Norway into the United States or that are engaged in exporting fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon
from Norway to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-5.

Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, that are engaged in importing fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon from
countries other than Norway into the United States or that are engaged in exporting fresh and
chilled Atlantic salmon from countries other than Norway to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

I-6.

I-7.

Address

Affiliation

Related producers.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, that are
engaged in the production of fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

Business plan.--Does your company or any related firm have a business plan or any internal
documents that describe, discuss, or analyze expected market conditions for fresh and chilled
Atlantic salmon?
No

Yes--Please provide the requested documents. If you are not providing the
requested documents, please explain why not.

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PART II.--PURCHASES
Please identify the individual to be contacted regarding the confidential information requested in parts II
to IV.
Name:

Title:

E-mail:

Telephone:

Fax:
II-1.

Purchases.--Report, as indicated below, your firm’s purchases (either directly or through a sales
agent or broker) of fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon. Report based on delivery date, not order
date.

Quantity (in 1,000 pounds)
Item
2008
2009
2010
Jan.-June 2011
Purchases of fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon produced in-United States
Norway
Canada
Chile
Faroe Islands
United Kingdom
All other countries1
1
Please identify these countries:

II-2.

Changes in purchasing patterns.-- Please indicate how the relative levels of your firm’s
purchases of fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon from different sources (both domestic and foreign)
have changed since 2005.
Source of purchases

The United States

Norway

All other countries

Trend
Decreased
Increased
Constant
Fluctuated
Did not purchase
Decreased
Increased
Constant
Fluctuated
Did not purchase
Decreased
Increased
Constant
Fluctuated
Did not purchase

Explanation for trend

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PART II.--PURCHASES--Continued
II-3.

Purchases from one country only.--If your firm has purchased fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon
from only one country, please explain the reasons for doing so.

II-4.

Supplier identification.--Please identify below the names and addresses of your firm’s FIVE
largest suppliers for fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon since 2005. Please also provide the name
and telephone number of a contact person and the share of the quantity of your firm’s total
shipments of fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon that each of these customers accounted for in
2010.
Supplier’s
name

No.
1

City and state

Contact person

Share of
Telephone number
2010
or e-mail address purchases
(%)

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES
III-1.

Firm type.--Which of the following best describes your firm as a purchaser of fresh and chilled
Atlantic salmon (check all that apply)?
Restaurant

Retailer

Processor

Other (describe:
III-2.

Distributor
)

Competition for sales.--If you are a distributor or reseller of fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon,
do you compete for sales to your customers with the growers or importers from which you
purchase fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon?
No

Yes--Please describe.

III-3.

Types of customers.--If your firm is a distributor or reseller of fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon,
what are the major types of consumers to which you sell fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon?

III-4.

End uses.—How is the fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon you purchase or resell typically used?
Processing into fillets or other further processed products
For sale in retail establishments
For sushi restaurants
For other restaurants
Smoking
Other (Describe:

III-5.

)

End uses changes since 2005.—Have the end uses of fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon changed
since 2005?
No

Yes--Please describe.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-6.

Anticipated changes in end uses.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the end uses of
fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon?
No

III-7.

Yes--Please describe.

Substitutes.--Can other products be substituted for fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon?
No

Substitute product

Yes--Please fill out the table below.
Have changes in the prices of this substitute
affected the price of fresh and chilled
Describe how uses overlap
Atlantic Salmon since January 1, 2005

1. Fresh salmon cuts
such as fillets and steaks
No

Yes

Please explain.

Yes

2. Fresh wild caught
salmon
No

Yes

Please explain.

Yes

3. Frozen salmon
No

Yes

Please explain.

Yes

4. Other

Yes

Please explain.

III-8.

Changes in substitutes.--Have there been any changes in the number or types of products that
can be substituted for fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon since 2005?
No

Yes--Please explain.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-9.

Anticipated changes in substitutes.--Do you anticipate any changes in terms of the
substitutability of other products for fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon?
No

Yes--Please describe.

III-10. Wild vs farmed .—
How often do your or your customers prefer wild salmon to farmed salmon? Please explain.
Always

Frequently

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

Don’t know

Explain:

III-11. Demand trends.-(a)

How has the demand within the United States for fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon
changed since 2005? What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased

(b)

Decreased

Fluctuated

No change

Don’t know

How has the demand outside the United States for fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon
changed since 2005? What principal factors affect changes in demand?
Increased

Decreased

Fluctuated

No change

Don’t know

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-12. Anticipated demand trends.-(a)

How do you anticipate demand will change within the United States for fresh and chilled
Atlantic salmon? What principal factors that will affect these changes in demand?
Increase

(b)

Decrease

Fluctuate

No change

How do you anticipate demand will change outside the United States for fresh and chilled
Atlantic salmon? What principal factors that will affect these changes in demand?
Increase

Decrease

Fluctuate

No change

III-13. Market studies.--Please provide as a separate attachment to this request any studies, surveys, etc.
that you are aware of that quantify and/or otherwise discuss fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon
supply (including production capacity and capacity utilization) and demand in (1) the United
States, (2) each of the other major producing/consuming countries, including Norway, and (3) the
world as a whole. Of particular interest is such data from 2005 to the present and forecasts for the
future.
III-14. Changes in factors affecting supply.--Have any changes occurred in any other factors affecting
supply (e.g., changes in availability or prices of energy or labor; transportation conditions;
methods of production; diseases/parasites; technology; export markets; or alternative production
opportunities) that affected the availability of U.S.-produced fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon in
the U.S. market since 2005?
No

Yes--Please provide details.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-15. Importance of purchasing domestic product.--Is buying a product that is produced in the
United States an important factor in your firm’s purchases of fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon
(check ALL that apply)?
No
Yes-- Purchases of domestic product are required by law or regulation (for example,
government purchases under “Buy American” provisions). This involves
percent
of all our purchases of fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon.
Yes--Purchases of domestic product are not required by law or regulation, but are by our
customers. This involves
percent of all our purchases of fresh and chilled Atlantic
salmon.
Yes--Purchases of domestic product are required for other reasons (please specify these
reasons below). This involves
percent of all our purchases of fresh and chilled
Atlantic salmon.

III-16. Conditions of competition.-(a)

Is the fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon market subject to business cycles or specific
conditions of competition?
No

(b)

Yes--Please explain and estimate the duration of any such cycle.

Have the business cycles or conditions of competition for fresh and chilled Atlantic
salmon changed since 2005?
No

Yes--Please explain any such changes.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-17. Decisions based on producer.--Does your firm, and to the extent that you know, do your
customers make purchasing decisions involving fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon based on the
producer of the fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon you purchase?
Your firm:

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

Your customers:

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

If at least sometimes, please discuss how your firm or your customers determine the producer and
why this information is important.
Your firm:

Your customers:

III-18. Decisions based on country-of-origin.--Does your firm, and to the extent that you know, do
your customers make purchasing decisions involving fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon based on
the country of origin of the fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon you purchase?
Your firm:

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

Your customers:

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

If at least sometimes, please discuss how your firm or your customers determine the source and
why this information is important.
Your firm:

Your customers:

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-19. Purchasing frequency.-(a)

How frequently do you make purchases?
Daily

Weekly

Other (specify)
(b)

Monthly

Quarterly

Annually

)

Do you expect this purchasing pattern to change in the next two years?
No

Yes-- How and why do you expect these changes to occur?

III-20. Number of suppliers contacted.--How many suppliers do you generally contact before making a
purchase?
firms
III-21. Supplier negotiations.-(a)

Do purchases of fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon usually involve negotiations between
supplier and purchaser?
No

(b)

Yes--Please describe these negotiations. In your response, please
comment on whether purchasers generally quote competing
prices as part of the negotiation process.

Does your firm tend to vary its purchases from a given supplier within a specified time
period based on the price offered for that period?
No

Yes--Specify the time period.

III-22. Change in suppliers.--Have you changed suppliers since 2005?
No

Yes--Please list the supplier or suppliers and indicate whether the firm was
added or dropped as a supplier. Also give the reasons for the change
and how frequently you change suppliers.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-23. New suppliers.-(a)

Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have entered the
market since 2005?
No

(b)

Yes--Please identify the firms.

Do you expect new fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon suppliers to enter the U.S. market?
No

Yes--Please provide details.

III-24. Supplier qualification
(a) Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified to sell fresh and chilled
Atlantic salmon to your firm?
No

Yes--

percent of value of purchases in 2010

Yes--all purchases

(b) Please provide a general description of the certification or qualification process. Briefly
describe the factors that you consider when qualifying a new supplier (e.g., quality of product,
reliability of supplier, etc.)

days.

III-25. Failure to certify.--Since 2005, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their attempts to
certify or qualify their fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon with your firm or have any producers lost
their approved status?
No

Yes--Please identify these firms, the countries where they are located, and the
reasons why they failed the certification/qualification.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-26. Purchasing factors.--For the factors listed below, please rate each in terms of its importance in
your purchase decision for fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon.
Very
important
Availability ...........................................
Appearance .........................................
Age/freshness .....................................
Branded product..............................
“Chemical Free” product .................
Delivery terms .....................................
Delivery time .......................................
Discounts offered ................................
Extension of credit...............................
Price1 ...................................................
Packaging ...........................................
Product consistency ............................
Quality meets industry standards........
Quality exceeds industry standards ....
Product range......................................
Reliability of supply .............................
Smell ...................................................
Technical support/service ...................
Taste ...................................................
Texture ................................................
U.S. transportation costs1 ...................
Weight accuracy..................................
Other (specify):
........
........

Somewhat
important

Not
important

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-27. Major purchasing factors.--Please list, in order of their importance, the three major factors
generally considered by your firm in deciding from whom to purchase fresh and chilled Atlantic
salmon for any one order (examples include availability, extension of credit, contracts, price,
quality, range of supplier’s product line, traditional supplier, etc.).
1.
2.
3.
Other factors or comments:

III-28. Quality characteristics.--What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon?

III-29. Frequency of decisions based on price.--How often does your firm purchase the fresh and
chilled Atlantic salmon that is offered at the lowest price?
Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

III-30. Price leaders.— A price leader is defined as (1) one or more firms that initiate a price change,
either upward or downward, that is followed by other firms, or (2) one or more firms that have a
significant impact on prices. A price leader does not necessarily have to be the lowest priced
supplier.
Please list the names of any firms you considered price leaders in the fresh and chilled Atlantic
salmon market since 2005. Please describe how the firm(s) exhibited price leadership.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-31. Changes in U.S. industry.-(a)

Please identify and discuss any improvements/changes in the U.S. fresh and chilled
Atlantic salmon industry since 2005 and explain the factor(s), including the order(s)
under review, that was/(were) responsible for each improvement/change.

(b)

Please discuss any improvements/changes that you anticipate in the future in the U.S.
fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon industry. Identify the time period and causes for these
improvements/changes.

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PART III.-- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES--Continued
III-32. Effect of revocation.--What do you think will be the likely effects of any revocation of the
countervailing duty order/antidumping duty order for imports of fresh and chilled Atlantic
salmon from Norway? As appropriate, please discuss any potential effects of revocation of the
countervailing duty order/antidumping duty order on (1) the future activities of your firm and
(2) the U.S. market as a whole. Please note the future time period to which you are referring.
Attach additional pages if necessary.
(1) Activities of your firm:

(2) Entire U.S. market:

III-33. Sizes.-- Are different sizes of fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon preferred for different end uses in
the U.S. market?
No

Yes--Please check the boxes below to indicate the size ranges most typically
preferred for each specified use.

Item
Fillets
Sushi (includes sushi
restaurants and sushi sold at
retail establishments)

Restaurants
Retail (supermarkets and
specialty fish markets)

Other (specify)

Comments:

8 pounds
or less

8-10
pounds

10-12
pounds

12-14
pounds

Over
14 pounds

Don’t
know

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS
IV-1.

Country knowledge.--Please indicate the countries of origin for fresh and chilled Atlantic
salmon for which your firm has actual marketing/pricing knowledge.
United States
U.K.

IV-2.

Norway
Canada
Other countries (specify

Chile

Faroe Islands
)

Interchangeability by country-pair.--Is fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon produced in the
United States and in other countries interchangeable (i.e., can they physically be used in the same
applications)? Please indicate below, using “A” to indicate that the products from a specified
country-pair are always interchangeable, “F” to indicate that the products are frequently
interchangeable, “S” to indicate that the products are sometimes interchangeable, “N” to indicate
that the products are never interchangeable, and “0” to indicate no familiarity with products from
a specified country-pair.1
Countrypair

Norway

Canada

Chile

Faroe
Islands

U.K.

United
States
Norway
Canada
Chile
Faroe
Islands
U.K.
1

For any country-pair producing fresh and chilled Atlantic Salmon that is sometimes or never
interchangeable, please explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:

Other
countries

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS--Continued
IV-3.

Factors other than price.--Are differences other than price (i.e., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between fresh and chilled Atlantic
salmon produced in the United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s
purchases of the products? Please indicate below, using “A” to indicate that such differences are
always significant, “F” to indicate that such differences are frequently significant, “S” to indicate
that such differences are sometimes significant, “N” to indicate that such differences are never
significant, and “0” to indicate no familiarity with products from a specified country-pair.1
Countrypair

Norway

Canada

Chile

Faroe
Islands

U.K.

Other
countries

United
States
Norway
Canada
Chile
Faroe
Islands
U.K.
1
For any country-pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant factor in your
firm’s purchases of fresh and chilled Atlantic Salmon, identify the country-pair and report the advantages or
disadvantages imparted by such factors:

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS--Continued
IV-4.

Availability of merchandise.--Are certain grades/types/sizes of fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon
available from only a single source (domestic or foreign, including both subject and nonsubject
countries)?
No

IV-5.

Yes--Please identify the source and the grade/type/size.

Choice of product not based on price.--If you purchased fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon from
one source although a comparable product was available from another source at a lower price,
please explain your reasons for doing so (please specify by country, including the United States
and both subject and nonsubject foreign countries). Possibilities might include transaction
characteristics such as length of time to fill orders, minimum order size, reliability of supply, etc.

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS--Continued
IV-6. Factor country comparisons.--For the factors listed below, please rate how fresh and chilled
Atlantic salmon produced in each country you identified in your response to the first question in Part IV
compares with fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon produced in each of the other countries you identified
(including the United States and both subject and nonsubject foreign countries).

Availability ...............................................
Appearance .............................................
Age/freshness .........................................
Branded product..............................
“Chemical Free” product .................
Delivery terms .........................................
Delivery time ...........................................
Discounts offered ....................................
Extension of credit...................................
Price1 .......................................................
Packaging ...............................................
Product consistency ................................
Quality meets industry standards............
Quality exceeds industry standards ........
Product range..........................................
Reliability of supply .................................
Smell .......................................................
Technical support/service .......................
Taste .......................................................
Texture ....................................................
U.S. transportation costs1 .......................
Weight accuracy......................................
Other (specify):

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
United States
compared to
product from
Chile

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
United States
compared to
product from
Canada

Superior

Inferior

Comparable

Quality

Superior

Product from
United States
compared to
product from
Norway

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS--Continued

Continued.

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
Norway
compared to
product from
Canada

Superior

Inferior

Product from
United States
compared to
product from
U.K.
Comparable

Inferior

Comparable

Quality

Superior

Product from
United States
compared to
product from
Faroe Islands

Superior

IV-6.

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS--Continued
Continued.

Inferior

Comparable

Product from
Norway
compared to
product from
U.K.

Superior

Inferior

Product from
Norway
compared to
product from
Faroe Islands
Comparable

Inferior

Comparable

Quality

Superior

Product from
Norway
compared to
product from
Chile

Superior

IV-6.

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS--Continued
IV-7.

Minimum quality.-(a)

How often does domestically produced fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon meet minimum
quality specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?
Always

(b)

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or never

How often does imported subject fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon meet minimum
quality specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?

Source

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or
never

Norway

(c)

How often does imported nonsubject fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon (i.e., fresh and
chilled Atlantic salmon from countries other than Norway) meet minimum quality
specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?
Source

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely or
never

Canada
Chile
Faroe Islands
U.K.

IV-8.

Change in price.-(a)

Since 2005, has there been a change in the price of fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon? If
so, has the price of U.S.-produced fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon changed more or less
than the price of imported fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon from Norway?
No change in price
Prices have changed by the same amount
Price of U.S.-produced fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon has changed relative to the
price of fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon from Norway.

(b)

If the price of U.S.-produced fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon has changed relative to the
price of fresh and chilled Atlantic salmon from Norway, the price of U.S.-produced fresh
and chilled Atlantic salmon is now relatively
Higher

Lower – than those from Norway.

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PART IV.-- PRODUCT COMPARISIONS--Continued
IV-9.

Other comments.—Please use the following space to provide any additional explanations to any
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