US fishmeal producers left exposed by China’s 25% tariff blow
The US will be the main loser from China’s 25% tariff on imports of US fishmeal, which will hit both the menhaden fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and Alaskan pollock fishmeal
ASMI to protest over Trump’s tariffs impact on US-caught seafood
ASMI executive director Alexa Tonkovich said the organization is preparing a draft letter to the Office of the US Trade Representative about the importance of Alaska 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
China to hit imports of US fishmeal with 25% tariff
China will hit imports of US fishmeal with a 25% tariff as part of a broader tariff program on $16 billion worth of US imports
USTR confirms Trump order to investigate raising 10% tariffs on China to 25%
'The increase in the possible rate of the additional duty is intended to provide the administration with additional options...' -- US trade representative Robert Lighthizer
Trump tariffs will ‘destroy’ China’s growing US tuna sales
'The US government tariffs, once implemented, will destroy the balance of the business relationship and market,' says senior executive with Chinese tuna firm Zhejiang Ocean
Iran fishing chief: US sanctions won’t hurt seafood exports
Iran reports having exported about 124,000 metric tons of seafood, valued at more than $500 million, in the 12-month period ended March 20
Murkowski to USTR: US-China trade war has ‘clearly rattled’ Alaska
United States trade representative Robert Lighthizer promised to get back to senator Lisa Murkowski on what the administration might do to protect seafood producers
Five US House Democrats get behind tariff-relief bill for fishermen
'Farmers haven’t been the only ones to suffer the consequences of the Trump administration’s sloppy trade actions' -- Maine representative Chellie Pingree
Thailand hopes to benefit from US, China trade war
Thailand is eying opportunities to sell more frozen and processed seafood, especially tuna, as a result of the ongoing trade dispute between the US and China