The Port of Oakland reported a double-digit drop in shipping volume for April, due largely to President Donald Trump’s chaotic, on-again off-again trade wars, port officials said.

The port handled 185,499 20-foot shipping containers in April, which was a 14.7 percent decrease in overall cargo volume from March.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.