Tariffs to drive up seafood prices in the US, UN trade agency says

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According to the Geneva-based UN agency, global trade tensions could disrupt trade in ocean products. Tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum are already increasing the costs of shipbuilding and port facilities. Traditional bilateral trade flows could also be affected by the imposition of new asymmetric tariffs […]

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– Despite Trump's 10 percent tariff throughout May, it was the United States that had the greatest value growth for the fifth month in a row, says Christian Chramer of the Norwegian Seafood Council.

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Global trade tensions could disrupt trade in ocean goods and raise the price of seafood in the United States, one of the main importers of fish, according to a report by the United Nations trade agency published on Wednesday. US President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs of 10% on almost all seafood products, and China faces tariffs of 30%, according to the report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). "The prices of…