Posts Tagged ‘Vietnam’

Duties on Vietnamese catfish a start but may have come too late

by Ted Carter Published: March 29,2013

Tags: catfish, Commerce Department, Mississippi Delta, pangasius, Simmons Catfish, Vietnam

A Commerce Department decision to put duties on frozen catfish fillets exported from Vietnam helps to level the competitive field but may have come too late to reverse a substantial decline in U.S. production. The Commerce Department ruling is an about-face for the trade regulatory agency that has refused pleas from catfish producers in Misssissippi [...] [...]

Import duties on Vietnamese catfish come after years of price haggling

by Ted Carter Published: March 22,2013

Tags: catfish, Commerce Department, importing, pangasius, Vietnam

Catfish producers in Mississippi and elsewhere in the South notched a key victory last week with a Commerce Department decision to put duties on frozen catfish fillets exported from Vietnam. The Commerce Department ruling marks a reversal of several years of refusing to place tariffs on government-subsidized Vietnamese pangasius catfish imported to the United States [...] [...]

Hunter honored for military service

by MBJ Newswires Published: September 14,2009

Tags: Allen Hunter, Bay St. Louis, Hollywood Casino, medal, United States Navy, veteran, Vietnam

Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis table games dealer and Vietnam war veteran Allen Hunter has received a medal of appreciation from the Louisiana Department of Veteran Affairs. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal presented him with the award for serving two tours of duty as a Seabee in the United States Navy. Hunter served his first tour [...] [...]

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