Canada's live lobster trade to China on upswing, but dealers finding better prices in US

Canada’s live lobster exports to China have been improving, with volumes and sales at about 75 percent of 2021 levels year to-date thus far in 2022, according to Lobster Council of Canada Executive Director Geoff Irvine.

The lifting of lockdowns in Shanghai and Beijing have helped buoy demand from China for Canadian lobster, according to Irvine. But Canada’s exports of frozen lobster have not yet returned to the strong numbers the sector posted in 2019, according to Irvine ... 

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