Maine Democratic Party: Despite Trade Deal With China, Lobster Exports 'Down' From Height of Trump's Trade War
August 18, 2020
August 18, 2020
AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 18 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release:
New reporting from the Portland Press Herald reveals that despite a trade deal signed earlier this year, China has purchased less U.S. lobster in 2020 than in 2019, when Donald Trump's trade war was in "full swing." After Donald Trump imposed tariffs on a wide range of Chinese products, China retaliated with a levy on American lobster. Maine lobster exports "cratered" as . . .
New reporting from the Portland Press Herald reveals that despite a trade deal signed earlier this year, China has purchased less U.S. lobster in 2020 than in 2019, when Donald Trump's trade war was in "full swing." After Donald Trump imposed tariffs on a wide range of Chinese products, China retaliated with a levy on American lobster. Maine lobster exports "cratered" as . . .