Fresh Winter Strawberries From Mexico: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-201-869] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable February 9, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anjali Mehindiratta, Office III, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-9127. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petition On December 31, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received an antidumping duty (AD) petition concerning imports of fresh winter strawberries (winter strawberries) from Mexico filed in proper form on behalf of the Strawberry Growers for Free Trade (the petitioner). [ 1 ] On January 20, 2026, Commerce extended the initiation deadline by 20 days to poll the domestic industry in accordance with subsections 732(c)(1)(B) and (4)(D) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), because “the Petition has not established that the domestic producers or workers accounting for more than 50 percent of total production support the Petition. . . .”  [ 2 ] Between January 5 and February 4, 2026, Commerce requested supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petition in supplemental questionnaires. [ 3 ] Between January 9 and February 6, 2026, the petitioner filed timely responses to these requests for additional information. [ 4 ] In accordance with…