Murkowski: Trade tariffs hurting Alaska’s seafood, energy industries, too
'The administration’s announcement of $12 billion in aid is an admission that tariffs are hurting, not helping, our country' -- Alaska senator Lisa Murkowski
US lobster prices hold steady as trade war shakes wholesalers
Four charter planes were set to take 400t of lobster from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to China and South Korea this week, sources tell Undercurrent
Rabobank: US-China seafood trade war will benefit South America, Russia, Canada
While there will be losses on both sides of the US-China trade war roiling the seafood sector, Dutch lender Rabobank says Canada, Russia, Australia, and others could benefit
China’s 25% tariff on US soybeans unlikely to impact its aquaculture, for now
The tariffs come at a relatively fortuitous moment for the feed industry, with global soybean prices at a 10-year low, said Steve Hart, vice president of the Global Aquaculture Alliance
NFI: Unlikely Trump will alter China tariffs; US-caught seafood has ‘best case’
The US government is unlikely to alter its course on setting 10% tariffs on a range of seafood from China before a likely implementation date in early October, NFI says
Trump’s new 10% tariff threat would lead to bankruptcies, Chinese processors warn
China’s re-processing sector reacted strongly to Trump administration’s proposed 10% tariffs on $200bn worth of imports, including seafood, saying it will result in bankruptcies
NFI’s Connelly suggests Trump, China read Dr. Seuss
'The Dr. Seuss story of Two Zax who stand forever facing each other without compromise is not where this dispute should end' -- NFI president John Connelly
US proposes new tariffs on Chinese tilapia, shrimp, reprocessed fish, as trade war escalates
As many in industry had feared, Chinese tilapia and shrimp are on the US White House's latest list of tariff targets along with most of the country's seafood products
China delays tariffs so as not to be viewed as aggressor
China will wait until mid-day on Friday to begin employing its new 25% tariffs on some 545 US goods, including North American lobster and other seafood products
China says it is ‘fully prepared’ for US trade war
China said Tuesday it’s 'fully prepared' for a trade war with the US as hopes dwindle for a breakthrough in tensions this week between the world’s two biggest economies