More Trade Tariffs on U.S. Seafood
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More trade inequities will bite into Alaska salmon and crab sales next year. That’s alongside the ongoing 38 percent average tariff paid to China for nearly all U.S. seafood.
The newest is a 25 to 35 percent tariff imposed November 10 on U.S. salmon going to the 27 countries that comprise the European Union. The dispute stems from U.S. subsidies being paid to Boeing and competing European aircraft.
In 2019, Alaska exported over $30.4 million in frozen salmon fillets to the EU.
Allen Kimball is head of global and domestic sales for Trident Seafoods...
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