Shrimp Coast Gulf say that tariffs for life

Shrimp along the Gulf coasts say they need additional federal government assistance with cheap Import shrimp From countries such as Ecuador, India, Indonesia and Vietnam, they reduce local demand.

With mutual tariffs for imports from these countries for 90 days, shrimp remain wondering if they receive a lifeline, they say they need them desperately. Some shrimp farmers are ready to push measures such as 25%import restriction.

Rodbi Olander of Shrimp Louisiana For more than 40 years, the Gulf Coast Coast Operational Group.

The shrimp season is only a month. But Rodney said the shrimp industry has been suffering for years. He now works with the Trump administration, hoping to save his business.

Some shrimp coast of the Persian Gulf believe that even small tariffs can benefit from local shrimp with the farm. (Fox News / Fox News)

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“We need to put the hat on the number of shrimp that come to the country,” Rodny said. “You will have the redemption of shrimp on the market, and our price will never bounce. So we hope again that with these tariffs may turn everything. This is the only thing we have to hang a hat now. We lose our branch.”

According to NOAA fisheries, the United States spent $ 6 to $ 8 billion a year between 2021 and 2024. What makes it the main import of seafood.

Thomas Olander said the number of commercial fishermen has decreased in the last couple of decades. (Fox News / Fox News)

Only in 2023, Fisheries in the NOAA stated that the import of US seafood was more than $ 20 billion higher than seafood exports.

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Thomas Olander, with the Louisiana Slusian Association, said the trade gap aggravated things.

“You can only go so far down. We feel we hit this Mark,” Thomas said. “We have only one way to go now, and this is a backup.”

Galina leaders say tariffs can become a key to their business that remain afloat.

Louisiana’s shrimp working group warns that the US shrimp is undermined by cheap imports. (Fox News / Fox News)

“We are already getting reports that our shrimp prices are already starting to rise. So, it was a really good news we have heard over the past few weeks. The cost of our product is increasing,” Thomas said. “Everything we have seen in the last 2 or 3 years was the last price during this past administration.”

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On Wednesday, President Trump announced a 90-day pause at Higher tariffs For 75 countries, although it retained 10% universal bet.

Shrimp are fighting for major changes in politics, including income from trade punishments and duties that go back to the industry. Now this money goes to the treasury.