Businesses face mounting delivery fees, while fishermen may soon have to weigh whether it’s worth the cost of heading out to sea.
PORTLAND, Ore. — High gas prices are taking a bite out of Oregon’s seafood industry, increasing costs for businesses and raising concerns about potential supply shortages.
Transporting fresh seafood from the coast requires significant fuel, and those rising costs are now being passed along to distributors and retailers. At Flying Fish Company in Portland, Chef Erik Englund said suppliers have been warning of new fuel surcharges.
“Every one of my purveyors this week has contacted me saying they’re going to have to
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