Trade War With China Takes Chunk out of Alaska Seafood Sales
This is Alaska Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – So how’s that trade war with China going? In a word: ouch!
The ongoing trade war with China has taken a big bite out of Alaska seafood’s market share.
The Trump Administration imposed tariffs of 25 percent or more on U.S. seafood going to and from China starting last July.
Till then, China had been Alaska’s biggest export partner for seven years running, purchasing $800 million worth of wild seafood in 2017, a nearly 30 percent increase...
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