Monkeys used in "Corona" research is an unexpected victim of Trump fees

The new customs duties imposed by US President Donald Trump are expected to increase the cost of importing 40%long makles, which are the tribes using US pharmaceutical companies in their experiences. Mauritius met the United States 60% of its needs of these monkeys in 2023 and exported 13,484 monkeys last year, according to what the island in the Indian Ocean announced. The rate of fees imposed by Mauritius, among the highest in Africa, can harm other basic exports, such as sugar and textiles. The Moreius Monkey Corporation says that these monkeys played an important role in the development of “Corona” vaccines, and contributed to “saving an innumerable number of lives around the world”. The revenue for the sale of monkeys, the revenue of the sale of these monkeys last year amounted to approximately $ 86.6, compared to $ 20 million a decade ago, with an average price to $ 6,425, after it was only $ $ 2.236 in 2014, according to the Minister of Agriculture and Agricultural Industries, Arvin, before the division before the division. Mauritius earns $ 200 for each monkey, and revenue is used to finance environmental conservation initiatives, according to what the minister indicated before the United States announced the new fees. “The value is relatively low, and I will review it.” From the perspective of biological diversity, Mauritius is long -to -to -pap of the species that come from an external citizen, and according to the minister, it is a threat to farms and residents.