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Trump tariffs on China make 2x pollock fillets level with Alaskan single-frozen for US buyers

With the combined 20% tariff, pollock blocks out of China are currently on par with A season prices for single frozen, PBO fillets from the US, sources told Undercurrent News at SENA

By Tom Seaman | March 24, 2025 15:53 GMT
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The tariffs applied on Chinese goods by the US mean that current price quotes for double-frozen pollock fillets are about the same as those for the A season level for Alaskan single-frozen, executives told Undercurrent News at Seafood Expo North America (SENA), in Boston, Massachusetts, last week.  [...]

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