WTO rules against US in Brazil orange juice dispute

The World Trade Organisation on Friday ruled that some anti-dumping duties imposed by the United States on imports of Brazilian orange juice violated international trade rules. Brazil had claimed in a complaint filed in 2008 that the method used by Washington to calculate when its orange juice was dumped, or sold at less than cost price on US markets, was illegal.
The WTO dispute settlement panel accepted the Brazilian complaint on two points, ruling that the United States had "acted inconsistently" in applying its controversial and complex method called 'zeroing.' It recommended that the United States "bring its measures into conformity with its obligations under the Anti-Dumping Agreement."