(3 Apr 2025)
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Hayward, California – 3 April 2025
1. Various of workers cleaning and cutting fish at Marine International Products
SOUNDBITE (English) Glenn Sakata, vice president, Marine International Products:
"We’re a seafood wholesaler distributor. We specialize in sushi-grade seafood. Our customer base is basically restaurants and retail markets."
2. Various of workers cleaning and cutting fish at Marine International Products
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Glenn Sakata, vice president, Marine International Products:
"We source our fish from Japan, Mexico, Canada, from Europe, Korea, of course domestically here in the U.S. as well."
4. Various of workers preparing fish at Marine International Products
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Glenn Sakata, vice president, Marine International Products:
"Well, it’s caused a lot of uncertainties. Many of my colleagues, my suppliers, even my custom brokers are not, at this moment, is not sure exactly how to proceed from a supply standpoint, from a purchase standpoint."
6. Workers cleaning and cutting fish at Marine International Products
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Glenn Sakata, vice president, Marine International Products:
"Sadly, yes, there will be a big impact, and there’s nothing we can do about it. We have to basically pay the tariffs, as any other company would."
8. Workers cleaning and cutting fish at Marine International Products
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Glenn Sakata, vice president, Marine International Products:
"We’re working on a pretty thin margin. We’re not making a huge profit margin. So of course, we’ll do our best to be competitive and not to impact as much as possible. We’ll obviously negotiate with our suppliers to see how they can help out to absorb some of the costs as well."
10. Workers cleaning and cutting fish at Marine International Products
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Glenn Sakata, vice president, Marine International Products:
"So yes, the price of the sushi will definitely be more expensive, and I think consumers will feel that and see that too."
12. Workers cleaning and cutting fish at Marine International Products
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Glenn Sakata, vice president, Marine International Products:
"Well, it’ll make our job harder. There’s no doubt about it. I’m sure people will be a little bit more hesitant to pay a higher price to go out and eat sushi and pick up a pack of nice-looking salmon but might think twice when they look at the price tag."
14. Various of workers cleaning and cutting fish at Marine International Products
STORYLINE:
American sushi lovers could soon see higher menu prices when they eat at Japanese restaurants.
President Trump announced tariffs on goods from a large number of countries that export salmon, tuna and other fish to the United States.
Marine International Products Inc., a seafood wholesaler and distributor in Hayward, Calif., imports fish from countries such as Japan, South Korea, Mexico and Canada as well as Europe.
Vice President Glenn Sakata said his company expects to pay higher prices for its seafood imports and pass on the cost to his restaurant and supermarket customers, leading to higher consumer prices.
Sakata said Trump’s tariff policy is creating a lot of uncertainty that will make it harder to do business.
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