Tag: export
Trade war, COVID and now Ukraine invasion eat into Alaska seafood...
First a trade war, then a battle against an infectious virus and now a real war are all affecting Alaska seafood exports. Shipments to China fell from as high as 30% of Alaska’s total seafood export value in the 2010s to 20% in 2020. “The U.S.-China trade war has displaced $500 million of Alaska seafood,” Jeremy Woodrow, executive director of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, told legislators last week.
Fish Factor: Alaska seafood industry wants Russia’s seafood out of US
“If they don’t buy from us, we shouldn’t buy from them,” Alaska’s seafood industry has grumbled since 2014 when Russia abruptly banned all food imports from the U.S and several other countries. Then, as now, the face-off stemmed from Russia’s invasion and subsequent takeover of chunks of Ukraine which prompted backlash and severe sanctions.
Price of fish has big impact on Alaska economy
Why should every Alaskan budget watcher care about the price of fish?
Because when the price at the docks goes up by just one penny,...
Salmon removed from list of items subject to new tariffs
Word that the United States Trade Representative has removed Alaska salmon from the list of items subject to new tariffs between the U.S. and...
