Threatening American Producers: Louisiana lawmaker wants action on seafood imports

A Louisiana lawmaker is calling on President Trump to address illegal seafood dumping in the United States.

Louisiana’s Clay Higgins says that shrimp and crawfish imports from places like China, Ecuador, and India are threatening American producers.
He is calling on the administration to put anti-dumping and countervailing duties on those shipments.

He adds that this support is crucial to restoring vital industries in coastal states.

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“Crop land values continue to be steady, but there are some areas of strain and weakness.”
“Greening disease, that industry has been totally devastated.”
“It’s a down crop across the board.”
“That supply-demand scenario is really what’s holding things strong.”