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No doubt hoping to tamp down that budding trade war. bret: live on the north long, kevin corke. thanks. china s foreign ministry says threats and intimidation on trade will never work. today s comments come after the u.s. treasury secretary friday raised the prospect of designating china as a currency manipulator. america s trade battle with china, which include significant new tariffs on both sides, is hitting many u.s. industries. president trump will talk to farmers in iowa later this week. tonight we look at how trade policy is affecting lobster men in maine, were definitely feeling the pinch. maine lobster industry, a staple of the state economy is becoming a casualty in the burgeoning trade war between the u.s. and china. the hard part is that it was an up-and-coming market. china s appetite for american seafood is voracious. the country consumed a nearly ....
Great believer in tariffs. want to bring in tom adams, founder, owner of maine coast company. great to have you with us. we like to have personal stories for the impact of some of the moves that many of us don t feel initially. i know you re feeling it. china is a big market for you. you say 22% of lobster sales in 2017 went to china. how has your business been impacted by the tariff fight so far? thank you, ana. appreciate you reaching out and showing interest in some of the problems that we re facing as an industry here in maine. this punitive tariff situation that we re involved in in the trade war has a direct effect on me company and maine lobster industry. what are you seeing when you talk about a direct effect, what ....