Biden hints at softening China trade stance as US seafood importers near $1bn in tariffs
'We did not impose any of those tariffs. They were imposed by the last administration, and they’re under consideration' -- US president Joe Biden
US shrimp import party continues in 2022 with high volume, values, prices
The US imported 78,716 metric tons of shrimp worth $744.9 million in January 2022, a 13% increase in volume and a 24% increase in value
Biden to ban import of Russian seafood, seek to strip ‘most favored nation’ status
US president Joe Biden announced Friday that he will ban the import of Russian seafood while simultaneously pursuing removal of Russia's 'most favored nation' status
Other Maine lawmakers join push for more details from China lobster deal
'The phase-one deal was opaque and questionably enforceable from the outset' -- senator Angus King and representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden
Collins presses USTR again on China’s failure to meet lobster import commitment
'Ensuring China’s commitments are upheld is critical to Maine’s iconic lobster industry, which supports thousands of jobs and strengthens our coastal communities' -- senator Susan Collins
US House passes trade competitiveness bill with SIMP expansion provisions
The US House of Representatives has voted, 222-210, to pass HR 4521, the America Competes Act, including a provision that would expand SIMP to cover all species
Chinese companies lead 30 exhibitor exodus from Boston seafood show
As many as 17 of the organizations to withdraw their exhibits over the past week are from China, including the county's national seafood trade association
US imported blue swimming crab prices hit plateau after steep 19-month ascent
There's more swimming crab inventory in the US than there was even just a few months ago -- Troy Turkin, Supreme Crab & Seafood
US lobster sales to China overcome trade war, bogus ties to COVID
Chinese demand for US lobsters has 'bounced back with a vengeance' from the damage caused by former president Donald Trump's trade war started in 2018
US slave-labor seafood provision could make it into massive China trade bill
'The COMPETES Act strikes right at the heart of China's anti-competitive and morally abhorrent labor, environmental and digital practices' -- US senator Ron Wyden