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HOW HEALTH PROVIDERS ARE PREPPING FOR HURRICANE FLORENCE — The storm is expected to batter the Carolinas, and emergency evacuations are in place in both states.

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“It’s really been a family-like experience the way hospitals have graciously stepped up,” Schipp Ames of the South Carolina Hospital Association told POLITICO’s Rachel Roubein.

As of Wednesday evening:

— South Carolina: At least three hospitals were evacuating all patients, and other hospitals are transferring some patients to the 22 inland hospitals accepting patients from coastal areas, Ames said.

Dozens of nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the evacuation zone also transferred patients, along with medical supplies, staff and — given lack of vacant beds — mattresses for senior citizens, many of whom may be sleeping on the floor.

— North Carolina: Some small facilities are moving patients to flagship hospitals, seeking to consolidate patients and resources, said Julie Henry of the North Carolina Healthcare Association.

About 12 to 15 skilled nursing care centers in coastal and eastern counties are evacuating, with some beginning as early as Monday, the North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association told POLITICO.

The North Carolina Health Information Exchange Authority also has prompted members to ensure that physicians have log-in credentials and can remotely access health care information.

— Meanwhile in Virginia: Six long-term care facilities had evacuated as of early Wednesday afternoon. Multiple Virginia hospitals also said they are prepping for emergency conditions and bringing in extra food, water and medicine.

HOW FLORENCE COULD HIT PHARMA — Multiple companies’ operations could be disrupted by the hurricane, POLITICO’s Sarah Karlin-Smith reports.

— Pfizer is suspending production at its two manufacturing plants in North Carolina. The company declined to say whether the affected products — vaccines and sterile injectable medicines — are among the dozens it currently lists in short supply.

— Merck is shutting four facilities in North Carolina and Virginia and is planning to adjust shipments (and deploy power generators) as needed.

— Baxter is keeping a Marion, N.C.-based plant open as of Wednesday, given that the facility is inland. The plant historically has produced saline, which has been in short supply — and was worsened by Hurricane Maria’s impact on drug manufacturing plants in Puerto Rico in 2017.

— Novo Nordisk also is leaving open a plant in North Carolina that produces diabetes medication.

— But the full impact isn’t clear because pharmaceutical companies don’t have to publicly disclose what products are made at which factories, Sarah writes. FDA also couldn’t provide information on how many facilities are in the storm’s path.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: OPIOID VOTE ON MONDAY — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday canceled this week’s remaining votes, including a planned vote on the chamber’s long-delayed opioid package, citing the hurricane risk.

The opioids vote is now “locked in” for Monday evening, a McConnell aide told reporters.

… A Republican aide said Senate lawmakers are working with the House to reconcile the two chambers’ policy differences so they can quickly send a final deal to the president’s desk before the midterm elections, POLITICO’s Brianna Ehley reports. More for Pros.

** A message from PhRMA: According to a new analysis, nearly one in five hospitals mark up medicine prices 700% or more. Even worse, 320 hospitals in the study marked up prices more than 1000%. These hospital markups lead to higher costs for everyone — patients, employers and payers. **

FINAL DEAL IS “IMMINENT, IMMINENT” ON LABOR-HHS SPENDING PACKAGE TOO — That’s according to Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby, who told reporters on Wednesday night that a final compromise was “really close.” Senate leaders are aiming for a floor vote next week, POLITICO’s Jennifer Scholtes and Anthony Adragna report.

The fiscal 2019 package — which includes the Labor-HHS-Education and Defense funding bills — could also get held up by conservatives in the House. More for Pros.

THIS IS THURSDAY PULSE, LIVE FROM KANSAS — Good morning from the Sunflower State, where your author is at a conference convened by the Association of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas. (He was grilled by Kyle Kessler, ACMHCK chief and PULSE reader, on stage yesterday.)

This D.C.-based reporter is relishing his trip to the heartland. Got suggestions for things to see or folks to visit in Kansas or Oklahoma? Tips to ddiamond@politico.com.

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Association for Community Affiliated Plans hosts Hill briefing on housing, Medicaid. ACAP members will share lessons from the field in coordination with Sen. Sherrod Brown’s office. (As of Wednesday night, the event was still scheduled, ACAP confirmed.)

Alex Azar, Seema Verma to speak at Financial Times summit on pharma costs. The HHS secretary is scheduled to speak at 9:05 a.m. and the CMS administrator is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. at the New York City-based conference.

PULSE CHECK AT WORK: RADIOLOGIST

Overseas doctors are cheaper. Artificial intelligence could eventually be smarter. Are American radiologists’ days numbered?

That’s what we tried to solve for this week’s episode, speaking with Emory’s Stefan Tigges and UCSF’s Rebecca Bindman-Smith on how their jobs have changed — and what radiologists do all day, when not reading scans.

Listen to a new episode of our popular podcast.

HOT OFF THE PRESSES: MORE CENSUS DATA ON UNINSURED — The percentage of Americans with health insurance decreased in six of the nation’s 25 most populous metropolitan areas between 2016 and 2017. Four large metro areas saw more people with health coverage, among them Philadelphia and Los Angeles.

Other notable nuggets from the American Community Survey: Metropolitan Boston topped the list with 97 percent of residents covered while Houston had the lowest percentage insured, 82 percent. (It’s worth mentioning that Massachusetts has had a mandate that individuals sign up for insurance for over a decade.) More for Pros.

MEET LEANA WEN, THE NEXT PLANNED PARENTHOOD PRESIDENT — The Baltimore health commissioner will be the first physician to lead the reproductive health group in nearly 50 years.

“In the ER, I saw what happens every day when people don’t have access to the basic right of health care,” Wen said in a biographical video shared by Planned Parenthood, tracing her immigration to the United States and her fights with the Trump administration. Watch the video.

— Her record challenging Trump: Wen and the Baltimore City Health Department successfully sued over federal funding cuts to teen pregnancy prevention programs. She also has spoken out against the administration’s changes to Title X family planning grants and the proposed domestic gag rule that would limit information about abortion that providers receiving federal money could share with patients. More here.

— Her record in Baltimore: Wen focused on the opioid epidemic, issuing a blanket prescription to ensure that any city resident could obtain naloxone, the overdose reversal drug. She also highlighted how racial disparities contributed to the city’s health crises and launched new community health initiatives, like providing glasses to schoolchildren.

Where key swing votes stand on Brett Kavanaugh. Sen. Susan Collins said she has a few follow-up questions for the Supreme Court nominee and is planning to speak with him later this week, POLITICO’s Adam Cancryn reports. Collins told Adam she’s still completing her due diligence and reviewing confidential documents shared with the Senate Judiciary Committee. But there’s no indication what she wants to ask Kavanaugh and no indication which way she’s leaning.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski also didn’t give any new indications when — or which way — she’ll decide on Kavanaugh.

House passes PACE bill by voice vote. The bill directs CMS to finalize Obama-era updates to the program’s staffing standards and other rules by the end of the year. Advocates and lawmakers say PACE — the Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly — needs the changes in order to expand the program and keep more seniors out of nursing homes, particularly as the U.S. population ages.

Senate passes PREEMIE act reauthorization. The bill renews funding for a number of federal initiatives related to preterm birth and encourages new federal efforts to lower maternal mortality. More from the March of Dimes.

CMS awards $10 million in navigator grants, down from $36 million last year. The agency also pared the number of grantees to 39 organizations, down from 90 organizations last year, the Washington Examiner’s Kimberly Leonard writes. The new crop of navigators are expected to steer shoppers to plans traditionally offered through the Affordable Care Act exchanges — but also the new association and short-term health plans backed by the Trump administration. See list of grantees.

… Pro-ACA groups decried the announcement, calling it further sabotage of the health law. The Trump administration is “coupling further drastic cuts to the individuals who help Americans enroll with a cynical attempt to push Americans into junk plans,” said Brad Woodhouse of Protect Our Care.

FIRST IN PULSE: Seventy-seven percent of Americans say drug prices are ‘unreasonable.’ That’s according to a new poll from West Health, conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago. But only 23 percent of respondents approved of how President Donald Trump was handling prescription drug prices, despite the administration’s high-profile efforts to tackle the issue.

(Congress also was panned; just 20 percent of respondents approved of Democrats’ approach, while 16 percent approved of Republicans’ efforts.) See the poll.

Introducing “ACT for Better Diagnosis.” More than 40 organizations are teaming up to share tactics to improve diagnostic accuracy. As many as 80,000 hospital deaths per year are linked to inaccurate or delayed diagnoses, and 12 million adults in outpatient settings are annually affected by diagnostic errors, the coalition says.

“Nearly everyone will receive an inaccurate diagnosis at some point in their life and for some, the consequences will be grave,” said Paul Epner of the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine, which is steering the initiative. Participants include the American College of Physicians, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and Johns Hopkins Medicine as well as federal agencies like CMS and CDC.

California: Nancy Pelosi addresses health care climate summit. The House minority leader spoke at UCSF Mission Bay, where health care leaders convened to discuss the industry’s role in creating 10 percent of the nation’s carbon footprint.

Pelosi said the climate crisis was the “challenge of the generation” and applauded Gov. Jerry Brown and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom — who’s bidding to replace Brown — for their years-long efforts.

… Kaiser Permanente announced earlier this week that it will buy clean energy and build solar and wind farms as part of the system’s commitment to go carbon neutral by 2020.

Jeff Myers to depart Medicaid Health Plans of America. Myers, who’s served as CEO for five years, will step down on Oct. 1. Francis Rienzo, the organization’s VP of government affairs, will serve as interim CEO.

Atul Gawande’s update on Ariadne Labs. In an email to friends and supporters on Wednesday, Gawande said that he expects Ariadne — the innovation center that he founded five years ago — to have a new leader by the end of 2018. Gawande already has transitioned to running the joint Amazon-Berkshire Hathaway-JPMorgan Chase health venture.

The star researcher, writer and surgeon also signaled that his transition hasn’t affected Ariadne’s work — touting the lab’s recent accomplishments on priorities like maternal mortality and primary care — and even drew new support; philanthropists John and Ann Doerr doubled their contribution to Ariadne.

By Rachel Roubein

In The New York Times, Caitlin Dickerson reports that the number of detained migrant children has hit its highest level ever recorded. More.

The federal government has fewer methods of tackling upcoding in Medicare Advantage after a federal judge’s recent court ruling, Modern Healthcare’s Shelby Livingston reports. More.

The Apple Watch is adding more health care features, such as heart-monitoring and fall-detection applications, The Wall Street Journal reports. More.

Unlike in years past, health care could actually help boost Democratic candidates in the midterms, writes The Washington Post’s Philip Bump. More.

In NEJM, Nick Bagley and Rachel Sachs look at how Massachusetts tried to limit drug prices — and how the Trump administration rejected the plan. More.

A Louisiana abortion clinic wants a state judge to get rid of a 2015 rewrite of clinic regulations, the Associated Press reports. More.

** A message from PhRMA: How much are hospitals marking up the cost of medicines? According to a new analysis, nearly one in five hospitals mark up medicine prices 700% or more. Even worse, 320 hospitals in the study marked up prices more than 1000%. These hospital markups lead to higher costs for everyone — patients, employers and payers. When hospitals mark up the cost of medicines…Patients pay the price. **

LENEXA, Kan. —

People in the metro are readying to help those in the path of Hurricane Florence.

Heart to Heart International is planning to take a mobile medical unit to the areas damaged by that storm. They’re loading up with volunteers, medical teams, and much needed medication.

They’re filling out their 45-foot medical unit that will be stationed where it’s needed most after the storm.

Heart to Heart organizers say after storms like Florence, people lose everything, including basic and important medications.

“If your home has been hit, whether it is a tornado, hurricane, or other type of natural disaster, chances are you may not be able to get your personal belongings, or you are not going to have what you need with you at the time,” said JoAnn Woody with the American Red Cross.

Right now Red Cross teams are making their way to the expected landfall site to provide food and shelter.

“In addition to that we have reunification teams on the ground who will be utilizing the information on our ‘Safe and Well’ website,” said Woody. “They will take that information and make sure families are able to reconnect.”

Heart to Heart International’s mobile medical unit is leaving Lenexa on Thursday and will be staging in Tennessee to wait out the storm, then immediately respond to the affected areas.

Both Heart to Heart and the Red Cross they they’ll be staying in the affected areas as long as they’re needed.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Derek Mason and his Vanderbilt Commodores believe they have learned how to better handle a good start to the season and the challenge of facing a tough opponent.

A year ago, Vanderbilt had opened with a 3-0 start that included an upset of a Top 25 team in Kansas State . Then the Commodores hosted top-ranked Alabama.

The Crimson Tide routed Vanderbilt 59-0, sending the Commodores on a five-game skid that helped cost them a second straight bowl berth.

Now the Commodores (2-0) are coming off big wins to open the season, and their first road game comes Saturday at No. 8 Notre Dame. Mason is confident they’re in a better position now.

“We’re going to take the best team I believe that I’ve had in my tenure, go to Notre Dame and try to get a win,” Mason said Tuesday. “We’re confident enough to work hard in practice but respectful enough to understand who they are and what they’ve done to know it’s no easy task.”

Part of that confidence stems from the painful lessons learned a year ago on the need to focus on the task at hand. Don’t get too high, or too low. Mason said the key is staying composed and not letting the venue, opponent or atmosphere take his Commodores out of their game.

Mason sees his Commodores being eager to play well, knowing that Notre Dame (2-0) is good enough to expose their weaknesses.

“The bottom line is can we overcome that adversity to play well?” Mason said. “Great teams have been able to expose what we don’t do well, and what we have to do is make sure that we minimize we minimize that and maximize our opportunities. So that’s what we planned on doing on Saturday. So I look forward to seeing this team play.”

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Vanderbilt is coming off big wins over Middle Tennessee and Nevada . The Commodores have allowed an average of 8.5 points over each of those games.

Notre Dame won the only two games between these programs in the mid-1990s. Mason has coached with his defensive coordinator, Jason Tarver, at Notre Dame before, so he plans on taking the Commodores to South Bend, Indiana, on Friday. Mason wants his Commodores to appreciate the Fighting Irish’s history, then focus on the game itself.

“We’re playing a team that’s very similar to us with probably better history and better pedigree all the way around,” Mason said.

Whatever happens, Vanderbilt will have to respond better over the next month of their schedule. The Commodores were outscored 233-100 in that five-game skid. Alabama is nowhere on this year’s schedule, but they host South Carolina on Sept. 22 with a visit to No. 3 Georgia on Oct. 6.

The Commodores have plenty of experience. Senior quarterback Kyle Shurmur is one of eight starters on offense who is a junior or better. There are seven such starters on defense, and the depth chart has 26 Commodores who are upperclassmen.

Running back Khari Blasingame, one of six Commodores working on postgraduate degrees, said they are more mature and facing a different set of circumstances.

“We’re a totally different team,” Blasingame said.

Sunday, Sept. 9, 11:30 pm PST

New opportunities for non-US seafood exporters

Non-US exporters of seafood to China are reaping unexpected benefits from tariff tensions, reports China.org.cn.

Salmon exports from Chile doubled year-on-year in the first six months of this year. From January to June, China’s purchases of Chilean salmon reached nearly 24,000 metric tons from 12,000 metric tons in the same period last year.

Thailand is also bullish about the export potential of its seafood to China, which has reduced seafood imports from the United States following the trade row.

The Thai Ministry of Commerce said the country’s seafood exporters, especially those dealing in fresh and frozen shrimp and crab, have benefitted from the shift in the China market’s demand from the US to Thailand.

Last year, China imported seafood worth $2.5 billion (€2.2 billion) in total from across the globe, including $150 million (€129.8 million) worth of Thai seafood.

Until recently, salmon was the United States’ biggest item on its list of seafood exports to China, with its value reaching $318.5 million (€275.7 million) last year, according to a report by investment research firm Zacks.

Maine lobster, Alaska crab and California squid have seen their prices rise in China, which has benefitted seafood exporters from other countries, opening up opportunities for suppliers from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Mozambique, Mexico and Jamaica.

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Friday, Sept. 7, 6:25 pm PST

Trump threatens more tariffs

US President Donald Trump said Friday he is preparing more tariffs on a further $267 billion (€231.1 billion) on Chinese imports, reports Wall Street Journal.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Fargo, North Dakota, he said they are ready to go and could be rolled out on short notice, reinforcing earlier threats and signaling no end in sight for the growing trade dispute.

The tariffs would be in addition to the tariffs on $200 billion (€173.1 billion) in Chinese goods the administration has been preparing, which he said will “take place very soon, depending on what happens.”

The public comment period ended Thursday on proposed tariffs that could range from 10 percent to 25 percent on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, including multiple seafood items.

Trump said the timing of the tariffs is not yet final. “[It] could take place very soon depending on them — to a certain extent it depends on China,” he said, before adding; “I hate to say this, but behind that there is another $267 billion ready to go on short notice if I want. That changes the equation.”

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Tuesday, Aug. 28, 5:23 pm PST

Threat of tariffs bite in China

The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) said the threat of US retaliatory tariffs against Chinese seafood goods is causing buyers in China to hold off purchases, reports Alaska Public.

In the ongoing trade war between China and the United States, the Trump administration is considering a list of retaliatory tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. On that list is a 25 percent levy on seafood imported from China, including Alaska products reprocessed in the country.

Jeremy Woodrow at ASMI said even the possibility of tariffs is already causing Chinese fish buyers to hold off on purchasing seafood from Alaska, which may create a backlog of frozen product in the United States.

He said processing any backlog domestically would be costly both in terms of labor and in the volume the state exports.

“It’s easy to assume that we would keep that product here in the US, but the unfortunate part is that there might not be the capacity to process that product in the United States.”

However, demand for Alaska’s seafood is high and other countries may fill the void left by Chinese buyers. At least one major processor confirmed to the news site that other foreign buyers are picking up some of that slack.

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Tuesday, Aug. 28, 6:12 am PST

US importer fears impact of ‘diabolical’ Trump tariffs

Proposed tariffs on Chinese seafood imports into the United States are coming under fire from frozen importer and distributor Crocker & Winsor Seafood.

The proposed measures do not leave much room for companies that rely heavily on seafood imports, specifically from China, Rob Hallion, president of Crocker & Winsor, told IntraFish.

Click here to read what Hallion had to say.

–John Evans

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Monday, Aug. 27, 8:45 pm PST

Alaska senator speaks out against Trump

If the Trump administration is serious about putting “America First,” then it must consider what the proposed 25 percent tariff on Chinese products will do to the Alaskan seafood industry.

That was the message Republican US Senator Dan Sullivan delivered on Aug. 23 at a public hearing held by the US International Trade Commission.

Sullivan said he had been supportive of the administrations overall goal to address China’s “unfair and non-reciprocal trading practices.

“However, sometimes the tactics are misguided or can have unintended consequences on the very Americans the administration is trying to help,” he said, particularly when it relates to seafood.

Sullivan said nearly $1 billion (€859.4 million) in US seafood ultimately destined for American consumers is being targeted by the tariffs.

“If this were Chinese fish, harvested by Chinese fishermen on Chinese vessels, then perhaps I would understand,” Sullivan said. “But it isn’t and Alaskan fishermen are the ultimate American small business: They work hard, are family-owned and take tremendous risks to produce a great product.

“The mere proposal of these tariffs have already engendered uncertainty by seafood companies and caused cancellations and delay,” he said.

In addition to impacting seafood that ultimately ends up on American plates, the tariff talk is also causing China and other countries to consider getting seafood from other sources, including Russia, Sullivan said.

As roughly 60 percent of the US seafood is caught in Alaska, the uncertainty about exports will have a tremendous impact on his state.

“The current proposal advantages Chinese and Russian fishermen over American fishermen and I am sure that was not the administration’s intent,” Sullivan said. “I respectfully request that you change it.”

Click here to read Sullivan’s full testimony.

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Wednesday, Aug. 22, 3:02 pm PST

NFI takes to Capitol Hill to defend seafood sector

The Trump Administration’s proposed $200 billion (€172.6 billion) trade action against China will harm American seafood workers, upset global seafood supply chains, make US seafood exporters less competitive and spur further Chinese retaliation.

That’s the message being delivered Wednesday in testimony by National Fisheries Institute Vice President for Government Affairs Robert DeHaan before the US Trade Representative (USTR) during hearings held at the International Trade Commission (ITC).

Click here to read the full story.

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Friday, Aug. 10, 12:20 pm PST

ASMI steps in

The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) is preparing a a draft letter to the Office of the US Trade Representative about the importance of Alaska seafood to try to convince President Donald Trump to refrain from imposing steep tariffs on China.

Click here to learn more.

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Thursday, Aug. 9, 10:00 am PST

More US seafood leaders fear and loathe potential tariff impacts

The chorus of officials from the US seafood industry voicing their fears about potential trade tariffs is growing stronger by the hour.

Today, the Wall Street Journal wrote an in-depth story on how US seafood companies could be impacted if Trump imposes a 10 percent tariff on an estimated $900 million (€779 million) worth of fish and seafood that is imported to China, processed and then shipped back to the US in the form of fishsticks and other value-added products.

Sean O’Scannlain, president of Chicago-based Fortune Fish & Gourmet, which imports about 330,000 pounds of squid, tilapia and snow crab each year from China, said customers would not take orders with a 10 percent tariff.

He told WSJ he has increased orders from China to try to get ahead of the tariffs.

The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is also gearing up to fight Trump potentially imposing a 25 percent tariff on some seafood imports from China. An NFI lobbyist will testify before the International Trade Commission on Aug. 20 to argue against them, The Boston Globe recently reported.

NFI recently launched a new campaign to humanize the US seafood industry with a series of interviews on its website that drives home the importance of imported seafood to US small business owners.

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Tuesday, Aug. 7, 10:30 pm PST

US finalizes next China tariff list

The United States will begin collecting 25 percent tariffs on another $16 billion (€13.8 billion) in Chinese goods on Aug. 23, the US Trade Representative’s (USTR’s) office said Tuesday.

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The tariffs target 279 imported product lines, mainly applying to a range of Chinese electronics, plastics, chemicals and railway equipment, reports Reuters on MSN.

The latest list brings the total Chinese imports that face a 25 percent tariff to about $50 billion (€43 billion) in a rapidly escalating trade war that could eventually slap duties on all goods traded between the world’s two largest economies.

Trump has also threatened 25 percent tariffs on another $200 billion (€172.2 billion) worth of Chinese goods, and possibly another $300 billion (€258.3 billion) worth, in his administration’s quest for changes to China’s intellectual property, market access and industrial subsidy policies.

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Monday, Aug. 6, 6:10 am PST

NFI: Trump tariffs will cost seafood jobs

The National Fisheries Institute told IntraFish the US seafood industry is facing job losses, which will cause knock-on effects for businesses and communities beyond the sector, because of the escalating trade war with China.

Click here to read the full story.

–John Evans

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Friday, Aug. 3, 2:14 pm PST

China targets fish oil, smoked salmon

China on Friday announced a $60 billion (€51.7 billion) list of US goods that include smoked salmon and fish oil for retaliation if Trump proceeds to more than double his own proposed tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods.

Click here to read the full story.

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Thursday, Aug. 2, 12:07 pm PST

China looks to make amends with Norway

While Trump is threatening China with 25 percent tariffs these days, China’s trade relationship with Norway is getting better, reports the South China Morning Post.

Meeting on the sidelines of a regional forum in Singapore, Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi told Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soereide relations were getting back on track, the news site reports.

Free-trade talks between China and Norway should be sped up, the Chinese government’s top diplomat told his Norwegian counterpart, according to the news site.

That would be good news for Norway’s largest salmon producers that include Marine Harvest, SalMar, Leroy, Norway Royal Salmon and Grieg.

China boycotted Norwegian salmon after Norway awarded dissident Ai Wei Wei the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010.

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Wednesday, Aug. 1, 10:35 pm PST

Trump ups pressure on China

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered his administration to consider more than doubling proposed tariffs on $200 billion (€172 billion) worth of Chinese goods from 10 to 25 percent.

The increased duty would be applied to the proposed list of products announced on July 10.

Click here to read the full story.

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Monday, July 27, 6:13 pm PST

Murkowski questions administration over impacts of seafood tariffs

During a Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee hearing recently, US Senator Lisa Murkowski questioned US Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer on the administration’s plans to ensure the country’s trade policy allows seafood producers to thrive, citing China’s recently announced 25 percent tariff on American seafood imports.

“It has clearly rattled my state [Alaska],” she said. “Our seafood industry is the No. 1 private industry in terms of the jobs and the economic opportunity it brings.

“Last year with our salmon exports about 40 percent of our salmon went to China over the last five years, it’s been about a half of our salmon has been exported to China,” she said.

“And it’s not just the salmon. With cod, 54 percent of our cod [exports] last year went to China. So this is very, very significant to us,” she added. “We’re still trying to figure out what exactly what this means not only to our fishermen, but to the processors, the logistics industry – all aspects of the seafood supply chain.

“And then the 10 percent retaliatory tariffs that were announced just last month put even more pressure on our seafood processors because many of our fish and shellfish that are harvested in the state are then processed in China before reimporting back to the US for domestic distribution.

“So, in many ways were looking at this and it is in effect, imposing a 10 percent tax on our own seafood. Which is just a tough one to reconcile.”

Senator Murkowski questioned Lighthizer on the administration’s plans to ensure our trade policy allows seafood producers to thrive, specifically asking how can the administration can give that assurance to the seafood industry that is not only critical to Alaska, but to so many of the United States’ coastal states.

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Friday, July 27, 6:10 am PST

High Liner says it will work around US tariffs

Expressing its opposition to new US trade tariffs, Canada’s High Liner Foods is vowing to do whatever it can to help customers manage any impact from the simmering trade dispute between the United States and China.

Click here to see what the company had to say.

–John Evans

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Thursday, July 26, 10:20 pm PST

Democrats press Trump for tariff relief for fishing industry

Democratic members of Congress are urging the Trump administration to compensate fishermen hit with losses as a result of President Donald Trump’s escalating trade disputes with China and other countries, reports Boston 25 News.

The group, led by Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, points to the administration’s announcement Tuesday that it will provide $12 billion (€10.3 billion) in emergency relief to help American farmers hurt by foreign retaliation to Trump’s tariffs.

The five members of Congress said Wednesday in a letter to Trump the fishing industry is getting hit by administration tariffs on steel and aluminum imports needed for boats, fishing hooks, and lobster and crab traps — and by the 25 percent retaliatory Chinese tariff on 170 American seafood products.

The group said the assistance wouldn’t be needed if not for Trump’s trade policies.

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Wednesday, July 25, 11:11 pm PST

Brazil aims to double US tilapia exports on back of Trump tariffs

Brazilian tilapia exports to the US could double over the next 12 months helped by the Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs on Chinese products, according to aquaculture trade body Peixe BR.

Click here to read the full story.

–John Evans

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Wednesday, July 25, 5:30 pm PST

Analyst: Trump tariffs could cost High Liner $24 million

The latest round of US tariffs imposed on Chinese seafood imports could cost Canada’s High Liner Foods as much as as much as $24 million (€20.5 million).

The worst case scenario was laid out in a note to clients of BMO Nesbitt Burns by Analyst Jonathon Lammers.

Read this article to hear what he had to say.

–John Evans

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Wednesday, July 25, 2:43 pm PST

No emergency relief for Maine’s weary lobster industry

The lobster industry in Maine is not likely to see any aid itself from the $12 billion (€10.2 billion) US President Donald Trump has proposed to help American farmers caught in his escalating trade war.

“We have not received any information on aid to the lobster industry,” Annie Tselikis, executive director of the Maine Lobster Dealers’ Association, told IntraFish. “We have advocated for aid to support the industry at this time, even though we view this as a temporary solution to a much bigger problem of market access and the competitive advantage Canada now has in the EU and China.”

The Maine congressional delegation is trying to figure out how the funding is being allocated, Tselikis said.

US Representative Seth Moulton of Massachusetts is part of a group of Democratic senators urging Trump to compensate fishermen affected by the trade war, the Associated Press reports.

–Rachel Sapin

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Tuesday, July 24, 9:12 am PST

Thailand gets a bump from China trade war

Thailand’s tuna imports for raw material are expected to increase as a result of the trade war, the Thai Tuna Industry Association Reports (TTIA).

Click here to read by how much.

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Tuesday, July 24, 7: 25 am PST

US lobster industry faces fresh challenges

Caught up in the trade war between the United States and China, the lobster industry is facing a new threat: higher trap prices.

The extra tax on imported raw steel raises the cost of wire mesh for manufacturers, which haven’t passed it on to fishermen — yet, reports Press Herald.

Some trap makers had already increased their prices in the spring to cover the rising cost of steel and labor. Then last month, the US levied a 25 percent tariff on raw imported steel, driving up the cost of the Canadian, Mexican and Chinese steel used to make the plastic-coated wire mesh used in traps.

American steel producers quickly raised their prices to match.

As a result, the biggest US supplier of the mesh used to make Maine lobster traps, Riverdale Mills of Massachusetts, has seen the price of its raw steel double in 2018, said CEO James Knott Jr. Riverdale is absorbing that price hit so far, by slowing the rate at which it is retiring construction debt and dipping into energy savings.

“We are who we are because of the lobster industry, so we’re doing everything we can to make sure this won’t hurt the industry,” Knott said. “We can take the hit for a while, but we need the tariffs lifted as soon as possible.

“It’s very damaging to us. These tariffs mean we can’t invest in our business, our employees, our equipment or technology,” he said. “There is real trickle-down.”

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Wednesday, July 18, 5:13 am PST

US lobster firm struggles as tariffs bite

New Hampshire-based lobster producer Little Bay Lobster Company said it is trying to avoid layoffs after being hit by an additional 25 percent tariff from China as a bitter trade war between the Asian nation and the US escalates.

Click here to read the full story.

–John Evans

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Tuesday, July 17, 2:46 pm PST

Study: Chinese seafood industry could fare worse than US in trade war

The Chinese seafood industry is likely to be the biggest loser under Trump’s latest round of tariffs, according to Rabobank analysts.

But other countries could greatly benefit.

Click here to read the full story.

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Friday, July 13, 5.05 am PST

US shrimp producers support new China tariffs

Louisiana and Alabama-based shrimp producers are supporting US President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs.

It could help domestic shrimp in what some describe an oversaturated market, they said.

Some industry members go a step further and are calling for additional tariffs to be implemented on shrimp exports from other countries, such as India.

Click here to read the full story.

–Rachel Sapin

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Thursday, July 12, 11.04 pm PST

Latest China tariffs likely to hit Alaska seafood

Michael Kohan, technical program director at ASMI, said some of the new tariffs could affect Alaska seafood, reports KTOO.

“The US is going to impose 10 percent tariff on imports from China, which could include Alaska seafood product that has gone to China for reprocessing and then is being imported into the US for the domestic market,” he said.

In June, China announced it will increase tariffs on US seafood products in response to those set earlier by the US. China added 25 percent to the existing tariffs July 6.

After the decision, industry analysts said seafood reprocessed in China and then exported back to the US would be exempt from the tariffs. The new announcement looks like it changes that, representing a major shift, reports KTOO.

China is the largest trading partner for Alaska seafood and is a major reprocessing sector for the US. Alaska companies export about $1 billion (€857.6 million) worth of seafood to China annually.

Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute officials say Alaska companies export approximately $1 billion worth of Alaska seafood to China annually.

Pollock, salmon, and Pacific cod make up the bulk of that and they’re included on the new tariff list.

The latest proposed tariffs would go into effect in September.

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Thursday, July 12, 3.29 pm PST

ASMI on China tariffs: We will survive

“As an industry familiar with fluctuating wild harvests and an ever changing global market place, we will continue to adapt.”

That was what Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) told IntraFish in a statement in response to news that US could impose trade tariffs of up to 10 percent on Chinese seafood imports.

“The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is discouraged by the recent response from the office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) that further impedes trade of Alaska seafood products with China,” ASMI said.

–Rachel Sapin

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Wednesday, July 11, 8.05 am PST

NFI: China, US governments drive ‘misguided strategy’

John Connelly, president of the National Fisheries Institute (NFI), condemned the “misguided strategy” by both the US and Chinese governments, which places “unwarranted tariffs on the other’s seafood products” that “will only hurt workers and consumers in their own countries.”

He said the NFI is calling on policy makers in both countries to “demonstrate real leadership by sitting down and negotiating before lasting and unnecessary damage is done.

“American jobs at processing plants throughout the country are at risk of losing raw material from China. That means American workers suffer.

“Grocery stores and restaurants thrive when they offer the public options. Tariffs ultimately are taxes on American consumers that limit choice,” Connelly said in a statement.

Meanwhile, consumers in China will also be “deprived” of Maine lobsters, squid from New Jersey and California, and cod, pollock, and salmon from Alaska.

“The Dr Seuss story of Two Zax who stand forever facing each other without compromise is not where this dispute should end,” Connelly said.

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Wednesday, July 11, 5.30 am PST

NOAA: ‘It’s chaotic’

An official with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries described the situation to IntraFish as “chaotic” Wednesday morning.

The new tariff list will be subject to public comment for 60 days, which means it is “hard to say what is happening, much less how it will be implemented.”

–Elisabeth Fischer

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Wednesday, July 11, 3.30 am PST

China threatens retaliatory measures, WTO lawsuit

China vowed to take “necessary countermeasures” after the United States late on Tuesday said it will slap 10 percent tariffs on an extra $200 billion (€170.5 billion) worth of Chinese imports.

Officials called the move “totally unacceptable,” and said they were “shocked” by the actions of the Trump administration.

“We express our solemn protest,” a statement by the ministry read. “The behavior of the US is hurting China, hurting the world, and hurting itself. This irrational behavior is unpopular.”

To safeguard China’s “core interests” the government will respond with countermeasures. In addition, it will “immediately” file an additional lawsuit against the US with the World Trade Organization (WTO).

“We call on the international community to work together to safeguard the rules of free trade,” the ministry said.

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Tuesday, July 10, 9.44 pm PST

Trade war escalates

Cod, shrimp, salmon and tilapia products are among an extensive list of Chinese seafood imports facing import tariffs of up to 10 percent as the Trump administration follows through on threats to step up its trade dispute with Beijing.

The additional 10 percent tariff is being imposed on Chinese goods worth a total of $200 billion (€170.5 billion).

Click here to read the full story.

–John Evans

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Friday, July 6, 4.05 am PST

Chinese importers, US exporters brace for new seafood tariffs

Importers of US seafood in China are bracing for the impact of the new tariffs imposed by the government, reports Reuters.

Gao Han, a salesman at Beijing Chaoxing Seafood Company, which sells US lobsters, said that his firm was stocking up before the tariffs hit, but that if the issue persisted they’d have to raise prices or shift supply.

Click here to read the full story.

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Tuesday, June 19, 2.10 pm PST

NOAA official: Fishmeal, reprocessed product will dodge China tariffs

Fish imported into China for reprocessing and re-export are not, at the moment, subject to the additional 25 percent tariff imposed by China on Friday on a wide range of US seafood exports, according to an email, obtained by IntraFish, from John Henderschedt, director of the Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection for NOAA Fisheries, to executives in the US seafood industry.

Click here to read the full story.

–John Fiorillo

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Tuesday, June 19, 1.20 am PST

Trump threatens more tariffs on Chinese goods

US President Donald Trump late on Monday ordered the US Trade Representative (USTR) to expand the list of Chinese goods to be slapped with tariffs by another $200 billion (€172.6 billion) worth of additional Chinese goods.

These yet unknown products could see a 10 percent tariff and will be made “to address China’s harmful trade policies and practices.”

Robert Lighthizer, US trade representative, said he supports Trump’s action.

“The initial tariffs that the president asked us to put in place were proportionate and responsive to forced technology transfer and intellectual property theft by the Chinese,” Lighthizer said. “It is very unfortunate that instead of eliminating these unfair trading practices China said that it intends to impose unjustified tariffs targeting US workers, farmers, ranchers, and businesses.

“At the president’s direction, USTR is preparing the proposed tariffs to offset China’s action,” he said.

The Trump administration said Friday that it will impose a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion of Chinese exports. China retaliated almost immediately, outlining its own tariffs on US goods worth $50 billion.

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Monday, June 18, 3:20 pm PST

Alaskan seafood fearing impact from tariffs

Alaska lawmakers and industry leaders are voicing concerns over China’s latest tariff proposal, citing the country as Alaska’s No. 1 importer of its seafood.

Garrett Evridge, an Alaska-based fishery analyst with the McDowell Group, told IntraFish the list of items China is looking to tax could put $1 billion worth of Alaska’s exports on the line.

–Rachel Sapin

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Monday, June 18, 2:01 pm PST

Maine lobster sector braces for impact

Like much of the US seafood export industry, the Maine lobster sector is scrambling to understand the potential impact of the retaliatory tariffs the Chinese government announced Friday, which included a huge list of species, including lobster.

Read more about the lobster sector’s next move here.

–Drew Cherry

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Monday, June 18, 1:10 pm PST

China’s major online market fears long-term trade war

A lengthy trade war between the United States and China would hurt American brands, Richard Liu, founder and CEO of JD.com, China’s second-largest e-commerce company, told CBNC Monday.

Chinese consumers have a preference for buying imported goods, he said, providing opportunities for US-branded goods. But a prolonged trade war could send Chinese consumers toward other non-American brands if US goods became less available.

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Monday, June 18, 12:30 pm PST

Geoduck suppliers ‘freaking out’

Taylor Shellfish, a leading shellfish supplier in the United States, is anticipating that up to half of its geoduck clam production could be impacted by a new round of retaliatory 25 percent tariffs China slapped on hundreds of US products on Friday.

An estimated 6 million pounds of wild and farmed geoduck are produced annually in Washington state, said Taylor’s Bill Dewey, and producers are “freaking out” over the expanded trade war with China.

Click here to read more.

–John Fiorillo

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Monday, June 18 9:30 am PST

Alaska lawmakers jump into trade fray

In a written statement, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has urged US President Donald Trump to reach a trade policy agreement with China that protects the export market.

Click here to read more.

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Friday, June 15 11:30 am PST

China-US trade war explodes

As many feared, the US seafood industry is now in line to become collateral damage in a simmering trade war between the United States and China.

Friday was filled with punches and counter punches.

The day started with the Trump administration announcing plans to slap a 25 percent tariff on up to $50 billion (€43 billion) of Chinese goods.

Shrimp, crayfish and other seafood imports were not, however, part of Trump’s expanded tariff list, despite pressure from US shrimp and crayfish producers and elected officials to include the items in the list of of more than 1,100 products..

China reacted quickly to the US tariff strike, promising to impose its own massive new round of tariffs on over 500 US exports, including dozens of seafood products such as salmon and lobster.

Tariffs of 25 percent are scheduled to begin July 6, the Chinese government said.

Beijing is imposing the tariffs in two steps as is the Trump administration.

On July 6, China will levy duties on $34 billion (€29.3 billion) of US products, covering 545 categories ranging from soybeans, pork, chicken, seafood to sport-utility vehicles and electric vehicles.

The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) on Friday said it was deeply disappointed by the retaliatory tariffs by China and the Trump administration’s misguided policy.

“There is no connection between the products targeted by the US and the tariffs Beijing plans to impose on exported American seafood,” said NFI President John Connelly. “It is Maine lobstermen, the men and women on boats in Alaska and families harvesting and processing seafood in the Pacific Northwest who will feel the brunt of the administration’s misguided policy.”

In a statement, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) said the US will impose its first set of tariffs on 818 items worth about $34 billion (€29.3 billion) on July 6.

Separate measures affecting 284 products worth about $16 billion (€13.8 billion) could take effect following a review and public comment process.

In May, the US Southern Shrimp Alliance supported a letter written in April by Senator John Kennedy asking US President Donald Trump to add Chinese crawfish and shrimp to the list of tariffs.

In response, groups representing seafood processors released a letter sent to the USTR office, asking the government to refrain from targeting Chinese seafood products.

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A report out Tuesday, September 4, suggests Instagram is planning to launch a stand-alone shopping app allowing users to browse and purchase products in just a few taps.

Sources claiming to have knowledge of the matter told The Verge that the app will be called “IG Shopping” and enable merchants and brands to promote and sell their wares.

According to the report, the app is still being prepped and while there may be a timeline for its possible launch or testing, the sources did not share that information.

It’s not clear if Instagram’s current ecommerce features would remain within the original app, or be moved to the dedicated shopping app.

While satisfying the shopping urges of online consumers, launching a shopping-only Instagram app could also help to persuade more businesses that a presence on Instagram — or an Instagram shopping app — is vital. Around 25 million businesses already use Facebook-owned Instagram to promote and sell their products, so the company would be able to quickly populate its dedicated shopping app with storefronts, allowing it to hit the ground running. Then it just needs people to download the app …

Paid-for business tools could also become a money-spinner for Instagram, the sources suggest, as new promotion and management tools could be introduced for the shopping-focused app.

Shopping on Instagram

Instagram introduced an in-app shopping experience in 2016 before rolling it out more widely last year. The system offers purchasing opportunities via tagged items in posted images, and more recently Instagram has been working to make the shopping experience as seamless as possible.

Given Facebook’s propensity to launch spinoff apps, the arrival of a shopping-focused Instagram app wouldn’t come as a huge surprise. The last such standalone offering from Instagram came in with the launch of IGTV in June 2018; others include Hyperlapse and video-clip-generator Boomerang.

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It could be a while before a shopping app from Instagram sees the light of day, but we’ll be sure to update if it happens.

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COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (KBTX) — ESPN College GameDay is coming to College Station this week, and the Texas A&M vs Clemson game is expected to be the first sell-out since 2016.

Restaurants, bars, and hotels are bracing for the thousands of people expected to arrive in the Brazos Valley over the next few days. Hot off a win against Northwestern State, the Texas A&M Aggies are gearing up for another big weekend.

“For a big game like this, we just make sure we have all the I’s dotted and T’s crossed, make sure we have plenty of staff, plenty of food, and obviously, plenty of beer,” said Adam Drake, the Marketing Director of the Dixie Chicken.

A landmark in College Station for over 40 years, The Dixie Chicken is no stranger to Aggie game days. They ordered three times the amount of food and drinks to cater the crowd.

“We always have to order extra from all of our distributors, so we do not run out of anything,” Drake said.

Even local hotels are bracing themselves for the fan frenzy.

“Fully anticipating all the influx of guests that come in from all over the world, all over the country, to come in for this including the athletes, the TV production crews, everybody that comes into College Station and Bryan for this event,” said Steve Dennis, the General Manager of The Stella Hotel.

Fairly new to College Station, Dennis says The Stella Hotel has been booked for months.

“We’ve had reservations coming in ever since they announced the schedule,” Dennis said.

Businesses say football season is the busiest time of year, and they’re ready to celebrate the team’s wins right along with the fans. According to a study by Experience BCS, a sell-out game like this one could potentially bring in over $22 million to the area.