ASSOCIATED PRESS • August 19, 2020
President Trump issued a memorandum in June that called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide assistance to the lobster industry to offset the losses the industry has suffered due to trade hostilities with China. China was a major buyer of American lobster before the breakdown in trade with the U.S. The memorandum included a 60-day deadline, and that means the USDA must act by Monday. Maine’s congressional delegation urged the Trump administration on Wednesday to make good on its promise to come to the aid of the lobster industry.