American Shrimp Processors Association Archives

American Shrimp Processors Association Welcomes House China Select Committee’s Bipartisan Trade Enforcement Recommendations

December 19, 2023 American Shrimp Processors Associatio,

On December 12, 2023, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party adopted a bipartisan report with scores of policy recommendations to reset the terms of the U.S. economic relationship with China and help domestic producers compete in the face of China’s non-market practices. …

American Shrimp Processors Association Launches Trade Petitions Addressing Unfair Dumping and Illegal Subsidies

October 30, 2023 American Shrimp Processors Association

The American Shrimp Processors Association (ASPA) filed trade petitions seeking antidumping duties on imported frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador and Indonesia and countervailing duties on imported shrimp from Ecuador, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The U.S. shrimp market has been overwhelmed by massive quantities of underpriced shrimp imports, resulting in unsustainably low dockside prices, falling domestic market share, significantly lower profit margins, and historically high inventory levels. …

American Shrimp Processors Association Applauds International Trade Commission for Maintaining Antidumping Orders on Imported Shrimp

June 5, 2023 American Shrimp Processors Association

The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) voted today to maintain Antidumping Orders on unfairly traded imported shrimp from China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam. The vote was taken in connection with the Third Five Year Sunset Review on the shrimp antidumping orders. All five ITC Commissioners voted unanimously that the US shrimp industry would likely continue to suffer material injury if the antidumping orders were removed. …

The American Shrimp Processors Association Pursues Both MSC and CSC RFM Certifications

May 8, 2023 American Shrimp Processors Association

The American Shrimp Processors Association (ASPA) is excited to announce that it has contracted with Global Trust Certification, Ltd. to complete sustainability assessments of the entire Gulf of Mexico shrimp fishery for both the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and the Certified Seafood Collaborative (CSC) Responsible Fisheries Management certifications. MSC is the leading sustainable fisheries certification and ecolabeling program for wild-caught seafood throughout the world. …

Wild American Shrimp Announces Call for 2020 Chef of the Year Nominations

October 7, 2020 American Shrimp Processors Association

Wild American Shrimp®, the American Shrimp Processors Association (ASPA)’s marketing program for wild-caught Gulf and South Atlantic Shrimp, announces a call for nominations for 2020 Chef of the Year. Out of 40 Chef Advocates who represent Wild American Shrimp®, only one can be named the “Admiral of Advocacy” for ASPA each year. …