Aug 28, 2023

Relief, and some uncertainty

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That was the mood at last week's Jackson Hole Symposium, hosted by the Kansas City Fed. Plus, an oversupply of salmon means Alaskan fishermen are struggling.

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Alaska salmon industry grapples with oversupply worsened by Russian catch

by Nat Herz

Aug 28, 2023

In spite of sanctions, some Russian fish exports make it into the U.S. because the rules allow fish that’s first processed in China.

A salmon fisherman in the Cook Inlet outside Anchorage, Alaska. Salmon prices have sunk, frustrating fishermen and processors.

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