Italian pasta exporters plan US market exit | JQJO

Italian pasta makers say the Trump administration’s steep trade penalties could push their products off U.S. shelves, after the Commerce Department set a 92 percent antidumping duty on brands including La Molisana, atop a 15 percent EU tariff—107 percent in all. Italy’s biggest exporters plan to halt U.S. sales as soon as January, warning of a pasta shortage. La Molisana owner Ferro calls the hit devastating and is petitioning for relief; Rummo’s CEO calls it a pretext. Rome and EU leaders object, while U.S. officials insist the rates reflect a technical review, not politics.