South Carolina’s cradle says Trump’s tariffs will provide “immediate relief” of industry

South Carolina shrimp told Fox News on Friday Tariffs of President Donald Trump It will provide “immediate relief” of the shrimp industry that has been “killed by import” for decades.

The owner of the CJ Seafood Craig Reaves told America Reports that so much of the industry is outsourcing in Southeast Asia, Ecuador, India and South America, while American fishing is “crushed”.

“I’m a lifelong shrimp. My father was shrimp, so we’re generational fishermen and we’ve been killed by imports for not only years, but for literally decades,” Raei said. “So we suffer for a long time, long and these tariffs, we believe, they will give us immediate relief. It also attracts the attention of our industrywho dies. We used our entire industry. Ninety -four percent of shrimp spent in the United States are imported. ”

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Seafood owner Craig Reeves speaks with “America reports”. (Fox / Fox news)

Reaves said shrimp imported from other countries are not grown in better areas of shrimp in the United States.

“They are a product grown by the pond, raised by a farm. They do not care about the surroundings in Southeast Asia,” he said. “They destroy ecosystems, mangroves to put these ponds. They use illegal hormones and antibiotics. They use forced work, slaves slaves. All these things are documented. So it’s not a good product. The difference is, it’s cheaper.

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CJ Seafood Craig Reaves owner talked to “American reports” about how President Donald Trump’s tariffs will help the shrimp industry. (Craig Rives)

Business owner in South Carolina explained that fulfilling the Industry requirements Locally it would not be possible because of the lost infrastructure, but he hopes “help is on the way”.

“In the seafood industry, we have been destroying for decades,” he said. “So we lived under pressure and pain and I think this short -term pain is worth the end if we can save our industry. Unfortunately, we are up too much in the United States. We need to bring it home.”