Rifaina, Brazil, Aug 15, 2025 (AFP) - Trump's tariffs drown Brazil's fish industry

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2025-08-15

When the water pump is switched on, hundreds of tilapia come to the surface of a pond at a Brazilian fish farm. Their final destination is now uncertain because of US President Donald Trump's stiff tariffs. Fish are one of the Brazilian products subject to a whopping 50 percent levy imposed by Washington a week ago -- a stunning blow to the industry, which now fears layoffs, given that 60 percent of its exports go to the United States. Fider Pesc......

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