US EditionAP PHOTOS: How a Chinese delicacy got caught in the crossfire of Trump's trade war
- Joshua George, a Suquamish tribal member, has dived for over 20 years in the Salish Sea searching for geoducks, a clam now prized in China.
- The U.S.-China trade war, renewed under President Trump with tariffs up to 145% on China and 125% retaliatory tariffs, disrupted the lucrative geoduck export to China.
- Washington state and tribes harvested 3.4 million pounds of geoduck last year, but diver harvests dropped by half amid canceled orders and stalled markets harming local divers and exporters.
- Canadian geoduck producers face only 25% tariffs versus 125% for the U.S., boosting their sales prices from $12 to $17 per pound as Washington’s market falters.
- The trade war's impact leaves Washington divers uncertain about future work while Canadian growers prepare to harvest 2.75 million pounds in 2025, shifting the geoduck market northward.
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AP PHOTOS: How a Chinese delicacy got caught in the crossfire of Trump's trade war
An escalating trade war with the U.S. is now crippling an entire industry that hand-harvests geoducks, leaving Washington state divers without work, Seattle exporters without business and Chinese aficionados with fewer of these prized clams.
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