India’s shrimp crisis: Can ‘atmanirbhar prawns’ scale Trump’s tariff wall?

India’s shrimp crisis: Can ‘atmanirbhar prawns’ scale Trump’s tariff wall?

Shrimp exports accounted for 70% of India’s $7.4 billion seafood exports in FY25. The US alone imports 40% of its annual requirement from India. Trump’s tariffs now threaten to take Indian prawns off the table. But, there’s a silver lining.

Trump tariff hits India’s shrimp exports, 75% fall likely in September

Although official country-specific export data for September are yet to be released, industry projections indicate that India’s marine exports to the US could have fallen by as much as 75 per cent year-on-year during the month, pulling down overall shipments in 2025–26.