The recent tariff hike imposed by the US on Indian goods has directly affected 62 seafood processing entrepreneurs and indirectly impacted 25,000 prawn farmers of Odisha , a state minister said on Wednesday.

While replying to a written query by BJD legislator Tusharkanti Behera in the assembly, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Minister Gokulananda Mallik said export of fish, prawn and other marine products have been partly affected, due to the additional tariff.

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A steep 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods entering the United States took effect last month.

At present, a 25 per cent additional duty is already in place on Indian goods entering the US market. Another 25 per cent will be slapped as a p

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