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  • 1 week ago | chronicle-tribune.com | Lekan Oyekanmi |Jim Vertuno

    PALACIOS, Texas (AP) — While American consumers and markets wonder and worry about President Donald Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs, there's one group cheering him as they hope he'll prop up their sinking business: Gulf coast shrimpers. American shrimpers have been hammered in recent years by cheap imports flooding the U.S. market and restaurants, driving down prices to the point that profits are razor thin or shrimpers are losing money and struggling to stay afloat.

  • 1 week ago | timesofisrael.com | Jake Offenhartz |Ben Sales |Jim Vertuno |Cathryn J. Prince

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  • 1 week ago | chippewa.com | Lekan Oyekanmi |Jim Vertuno

    SEAFOOD INDUSTRYPALACIOS, Texas — While American consumers and markets wonder and worry about President Donald Trump's on-again, off -again tariffs, there's one group cheering him as they hope he'll prop up their sinking business: Gulf Coast shrimpers. American shrimpers have been hammered in recent years by cheap imports flooding the U.S. market and restaurants, driving down prices to the point that profits are razor thin or shrimpers are losing money and struggling to stay afloat.

  • 1 week ago | swoknews.com | Lekan Oyekanmi |Jim Vertuno

    PALACIOS, Texas — While American consumers and markets wonder and worry about President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs, there’s one group cheering him as they hope he’ll prop up their sinking business: Gulf coast shrimpers. American shrimpers have been hammered in recent years by cheap imports flooding the U.S. market and restaurants, driving down prices to the point that profits are razor thin or shrimpers are losing money and struggling to stay afloat.

  • 1 week ago | abcnews.go.com | Lekan Oyekanmi |Jim Vertuno

    While American consumers and markets wonder and worry about President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs, Gulf coast shrimpers are cheering him onByLEKAN OYEKANMI Associated Press and JIM VERTUNO Associated PressShrimp are prepared for shipping at the Bowers Shrimp Processing plant, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Palacios, Texas.

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