{"id":2420017,"date":"2025-04-04T15:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T19:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-shrimp-industry-hails-liberation-day-tariffs-as-saving-domestic-shrimpers-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T15:04:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T19:04:50","slug":"us-shrimp-industry-hails-liberation-day-tariffs-as-saving-domestic-shrimpers-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-shrimp-industry-hails-liberation-day-tariffs-as-saving-domestic-shrimpers-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"US shrimp industry hails \u2018Liberation Day\u2019 tariffs as saving domestic shrimpers &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-shrimp-industry-hails-liberation-day-tariffs-as-saving-domestic-shrimpers-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2420017&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. shrimp industry has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-trump-religious-groups-begin-turning-up-heat-on-gop-to-take-action-on-marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" title=\"Pro-..., Religious Groups Begin Turning Up Heat On GOP To Take Action On Marjorie Taylor Greene\">expressed strong support<\/a> for President Donald Trump&#8217;s recently announced tariffs, which thay refer to as &#8220;Liberation Day&#8221; tariffs.Over the past 15 years, the industry has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayor-announces-billions-in-budget-cuts-and-slashes-to-nypd-to-deal-with-migrant-crisis\/\" title=\"NYC Mayor cuts budget, including NYPD, to address migrant crisis.\">faced significant challenges due<\/a> to competition from cheaper imported shrimp, leading to a decline in market value and the closure of many businesses. The Southern Shrimp Alliance highlights that 94% of shrimp consumed in the U.S. is imported, and the new tariffs, which range from 10% to 46%, aim to protect domestic shrimpers from unfair trade practices, including forced labor and harmful farming practices seen in certain exporting countries. The association argues that without these protective measures, the U.S. shrimp industry may be unable to survive. Shrimpers are hopeful that these tariffs will ensure food security and preserve American jobs. The situation has become increasingly critical, with recent statistics indicating a severe drop in revenues for the wild-caught shrimp market. As the industry grapples with foreign competition and various injustices tied to shrimp farming abroad, the tariffs represent a potential lifeline for American shrimpers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">US shrimp industry hails &lsquo;Liberation Day&rsquo; tariffs as saving domestic shrimpers<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2082745\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump's\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s sweeping tariffs, announced Wednesday, have received strong support from the U.S. shrimp industry, which sees them as an opportunity for survival.<\/p>\n<p>After peaking in the 1990s, the U.S. shrimp industry has faced a precipitous decline over the past 15 years. Cheaper imports of farmed shrimp, facing no import duties, have undercut U.S. wild-caught shrimp. The U.S. shrimping industry has <a href=\"https:\/\/shrimpalliance.com\/u-s-shrimp-industry-hails-new-tariffs-as-crucial-lifeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"lost half of its market value since 2021\">lost half of its market value since 2021<\/a>, according to the Southern Shrimp Alliance, ending the businesses of many. <\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3364825\/trump-tariff-push-proposal-car-loan-payments-tax-deductible\/\">Trump tariff push comes with proposal to make car loan payments tax-deductible<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3367266\/trump-trade-war-new-tariffs-discredit-protectionism\/\">Trump&#8217;s trade war: The world will get poorer &mdash;&nbsp;and the US especially<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3368639\/keep-on-trucking-self-driving-vehicles\/\">Keep on trucking: Self-driving vehicles and a way of life<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Shrimpers now see Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3368870\/stock-market-tariffs-trump-liberation-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Liberation Day\">Liberation Day<\/a>&rdquo; tariffs as a lifeline.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gulls follow a shrimp fishing boat as crewmen haul in their catch in the Gulf of Maine, Jan. 6, 2012. (AP Photo\/Robert F. Bukaty, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve watched as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">multigenerational family businesses tie<\/a> up their boats, unable to compete with foreign producers who play by a completely different set of rules,&rdquo;&nbsp;John Williams, executive director of the Southern Shrimp Alliance, said in a statement. &ldquo;We are grateful for the Trump administration&rsquo;s actions today, which will preserve American jobs, food security, and our commitment to ethical production.&ldquo;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. imports 94% of its shrimp, with six suppliers accounting for 96% of those imports. In comparison, only 15% of the overall U.S. food supply is imported. The biggest shrimp suppliers are India, 42.3%; Ecuador, 26.9%; Indonesia, 15.4%; Vietnam, 7.2%; Thailand, 2.4%; and Argentina, 2.1%. These countries face tariffs ranging from 10% to 46%, with India, the largest producer, subject to a 26% tariff.<\/p>\n<p>The Southern Shrimp Alliance said its decline isn&rsquo;t due to fair competition but unfair trade practices. This includes U.S. investment in foreign aquaculture, forced labor, the use of illegal antibiotics, and environmental destruction.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our government has been outsourcing our food supply to companies engaged in practices we would never accept on American soil,&rdquo;&nbsp;Williams&nbsp;said. &ldquo;Without quickly addressing unfair trade, we are choosing a food supply chain that is fully outsourced to industries that engage in horrible practices. If we wait for systemic reforms, we will lose our domestic shrimp industry.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The organization said international financial institutions, backed by the U.S. government, have invested billions of dollars in developing its abusive competitors. Ecuador, the U.S.&rsquo;s second-largest supplier, has received over $550 million in development funding for shrimp farming since 2000, with $195 million going directly to private companies competing with U.S. shrimpers. India, Indonesia, and Vietnam have also been inundated with funds.<\/p>\n<p>Congress has tried to <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">stop this practice. Reps. Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Troy Nehls (R-TX)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/shrimpalliance.com\/rep-nehls-reintroduces-the-save-our-shrimpers-act\/\" target=\"_blank\">reintroduced the Save Our Shrimpers Act<\/a>&nbsp;in March, which aims<\/span> to prohibit federal funds from financing foreign shrimp farming and processing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today&rsquo;s demand for shrimp is met at a massive human, environmental, and public health cost,&rdquo;&nbsp;Williams <a href=\"https:\/\/shrimpalliance.com\/document\/a-crisis-of-our-own-making\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;When we outsource our seafood production to industries that use forced labor and environmental shortcuts, we&rsquo;re making a choice about the kind of world we want to support.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vietnam and India are <a href=\"https:\/\/shrimpalliance.com\/which-countries-continue-to-use-antibiotics-in-shrimp-aquaculture-the-eu-japan-and-the-united-states-all-find-the-same-thing-india-and-vietnam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"two of the biggest abusers of antibiotics in shrimping\">two of the biggest users of antibiotics in shrimping<\/a>, according to data from the European Union, Japan, and the United States. This practice is harshly criticized by governments and activists due to the risk of creating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalseafood.org\/advocate\/why-are-antibiotic-residues-in-farmed-shrimp-a-big-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"two of the biggest abusers of antibiotics in shrimping\">antibiotic-resistant pathogens<\/a>, which can harm animals and humans.<\/p>\n<p>Slave labor and environmental destruction are common practices in major shrimp-exporting countries that are banned by U.S. regulations. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the U.S. shrimp industry is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.noaa.gov\/feature-story\/us-wild-caught-shrimp-sustainable-short-answer-yes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">fully sustainable<\/a> &mdash; one of the most sustainable in the world. The agency closely monitors shrimp stocks to prevent overfishing.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. shrimp industry saw its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.noaa.gov\/feature-story\/us-wild-caught-shrimp-sustainable-short-answer-yes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"biggest blow from 2022 to 2023\">biggest blow from 2022 to 2023<\/a>. Wild-caught shrimp saw a 38% drop in revenue from $329 million to $202 million, despite landings only dropping 4% from 111 million pounds to 107 million pounds, according to the NOAA.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3370375\/these-items-higher-prices-us-trump-liberation-day-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"THESE ITEMS IN THE US WILL SEE HIGHER PRICES DUE TO TRUMP'S 'LIBERATION DAY' TARIFFS\">THESE ITEMS IN THE US WILL SEE HIGHER PRICES DUE TO TRUMP&rsquo;S &lsquo;LIBERATION DAY&rsquo; TARIFFS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following the Trump tariff announcement, the shrimp industry expressed optimism for the first time in years.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been dying for the last 20 years, and the last four years have really been tough,&rdquo; Acy Cooper, the president of the Louisiana Shrimp Association, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nola.com\/news\/environment\/shrimp-industry-trump-tariffs-louisiana-seafood\/article_bc6cca9c-a9f9-488a-b102-025bed9f28ad.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told Nola\">told <em>Nola<\/em><\/a>. &ldquo;Then Trump comes in &mdash; that&rsquo;s why we voted for him. 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