<h1>State chief minister urges federal relief after US shrimp tariffs cause Rs25,000 crore losses and halted export orders</h1> A state chief minister notified central ministers that United States tariffs on shrimp have allegedly caused approximately Rs 25,000 crore in losses and cancellation of up to 50% of export orders, with duties of about Rs 600 crore on 2,000 containers; the state, which supplies the bulk of national shrimp exports, sought federal relief measures including enhanced domestic consumption policies, GST flexibility, financial support, a Rs 100 crore corpus, subsidised infrastructure (cold storage, power transformers), one-time Kisan Credit Card top-ups, dedicated transport, regional research offices, and regulatory or fiscal interventions to stabilise the aquaculture sector.