Tariffs not a long-term fix for shrimping industry: Shrimpers
Shortly after the White House on Wednesday afternoon abruptly paused the tariffs that had gone into effect some 12 hours earlier and lowering them to 10% on goods for 90 days, minus those from China, the Southern Shrimp Alliance released a statement reiterating its support for tariffs. “It is encouraging that the Trump Administration’s tariffs have prompted countries to show a new willingness to address trade policies disadvantaging American producers,” Southern Shrimp Alliance Executive Director John Williams stated. “We want to compete in a market where competitors cannot use intolerable practices like forced labor and banned antibiotics to undercut us. For shrimpers, tariffs respond to an urgent need to offset unfair trade.” And while shrimpers say that will be the case, that’s not where they want their message to end. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 10:56
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