Fisheries

Alaska pollock producers look for escape from bungled China tariffs

Alaska pollock producers are waiting -- and waiting -- for US officials to reverse a tariff exemption that inadvertently gives Russian producers an opening in the US market.

The burger, the most American of meals... or is it? The vast Chinese reprocessing industry makes it impossible to know what is Alaskan and what is Russian when it comes to the country's pollock imports.
The burger, the most American of meals... or is it? The vast Chinese reprocessing industry makes it impossible to know what is Alaskan and what is Russian when it comes to the country's pollock imports.Foto: Shutterstock
Published 21 February 2019, 08:57Updated 21 February 2019, 08:57