JACKSON, Miss. – Lawmakers from catfish-producing states are calling on the Commerce Department to do more to stop a flood of imported fish products.
Senators from Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi signed a letter to acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank, urging her to enforce an antidumping order against frozen fillets from Vietnam.
The senators say the Commerce Department's inaction has resulted in a surge in the volume of low-priced imports that compete with catfish. They say American companies deserve a level playing field.
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