B.C. geoduck clam exports facing devastation from Chinese tariffs on massive molluscs
- China is set to impose a 25 per cent tariff on geoduck clams from British Columbia, potentially harming the multimillion-dollar export industry.
- Christina Burridge reported that 95 percent of Canada's geoduck exports, valued at about $75 million annually, go to China.
- Local fleets have halted harvesting geoducks while awaiting the economic fallout of the tariffs.
- Burridge noted that finding alternatives to the Chinese market will be challenging and may take time for local fishermen.
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B.C. geoduck exports facing possible devastation as Chinese tariffs loom
VANCOUVER — British Columbia seafood producers are bracing for impact as China is slated to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on geoduck clams, a move that could devastate the multimillion-dollar export industry that is built almost exclusively on Chinese m


B.C. geoduck exports facing devastation from Chinese tariffs on massive molluscs
VANCOUVER - Diversification has become a mantra for Canadian exporters in the new age of tariffs, but for harvesters of British Columbia's geoduck clams, that's a high hurdle, said BC Seafood Alliance executive director Christina Burridge.
·Hamilton, Canada
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