FCI claimed that if the Union industry had not sold its products to third markets and had instead sold that part of the output domestically, at average Union prices, it could have improved its profit margin by 17,20 %.
Par conséquent, la Commission a rejeté l'argument de la FCI faisant valoir que les producteurs de l'Union auraient pu améliorer leur marge bénéficiaire en vendant les produits exportés sur le marché de l'Union.