While the judge declined Seneca Foods’ request to have Commerce exclude them from the tariffs, he ordered the agency to revisit its denials in light of his findings.
“Moreover, the exclusion requests at issue may greatly benefit from a reopening of the record, which Commerce may exercise its discretion to do,” Judge Katzmann noted.
Seneca Foods Corp., based in Fairport, New York, stands as the largest vegetable canner and the sole U.S. food company still manufacturing its own cans.
Seneca Foods Corp. : No Immediate Responses
Attorneys for Seneca Foods and U.S. Steel Corp. remained silent and did not respond to requests for comments on Thursday. Similarly, the Department of Commerce did not provide an immediate response to the request for comment.
Seneca Foods Corp. is represented by James M. Smith, Thomas Brugato, Kwan Woo Kim, and Brock M. Mason of Covington & Burling LLP. The government is represented by Kyle S. Beckrich of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Commercial Litigation Division. U.S. Steel Corp. is represented by a team of attorneys from Schagrin Associates.
