# South Carolina shrimpers weigh costs as they vote in pivotal US midterms

https://mins.news/en/item/127600

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-03 17:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/3/south-carolina-shrimpers-weigh-costs-vote-in-crucial-us-midterms?traffic_source=rss

> South Carolina shrimpers face higher fuel and equipment costs, competition from imported shrimp, and concern over Trump’s proposed cuts to NOAA, whose weather data they rely on. Their views on the parties differ; Democratic Senate candidate Annie Andrews pledged to help lower diesel costs.

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