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Article: Wheat gluten pours through Clinton quota.
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- April 12, 1999
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Customs Service officials confirmed last week substantial violations of the three-year import quota President Bill Clinton set last June on wheat gluten, intended to limit a rising tide of gluten shipments from western Europe.
Customs identified violations by European Union exporters totaling 5,200 metric tons since the import quotas were set.
Those shipments have caused the EU's first-year quota to be exceeded by about the same 5,200 mt, or about 20% over quota, for the first year under quota. In fact, customs officials said the illegal shipments from the EU have likely blown the lid off this year's U.S. import quota for that ...