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US China trade spat hit seafood

Garbo Lobster hit hard by Trump’s China tariffs

'We were shipping anywhere from 100- to 150,000 pounds a week on a given timeframe to China. Now that has dropped down to nothing.' - Chris Brown, general manager at Garbo

By Undercurrent News | Aug. 10, 2018 18:14 BST
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Connecticut, US-based Garbo Lobster has seen a significant drop in business to China after the Asian country imposed 25% tariffs on US lobster imports, reports NBC.  [...]

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