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China provides big bright spot for Canadian, US lobster exporters

'Notwithstanding everything we hear about their economy, there is a growing middle class in China with huge numbers moving to the cities every month, and they want Western things. They want lobster' -- Geoff Irvine, Lobster Council of Canada

By Jason Huffman | March 27, 2024 15:40 GMT
A lobster harvester in Stonington Harbor, Maine. Photograph by Jason Huffman.
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China has increased its hunger for North American lobster (Homarus americanus), based on a review of the latest trade data from both Canada and the US [...]

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