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US snow, king crab importer charges ahead in spite of trade clouds

'I think it's more of the producers in these countries are the ones who have to figure out what to do on the pricing and how this tariff is going to affect their products' -- Roman Tkachenko, Direct Source Seafood

By Jason Huffman | March 19, 2025 12:11 GMT
Roman Tkachenko, the CEO of Direct Source, at the 2025 Boston seafood show. Photograph by Jason Huffman.
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, US -- Roman Tkachenko, the CEO of Bellevue, Washington-based Direct Source Seafood, isn't slowing down his snow crab buying habits despite the uncertainty surrounding the multiple tariff threats made by US president Donald Trump, he told Undercurrent News on the sidelines of Seafood Expo North America this week [...]

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