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China’s lobster ban helped lift Australian Christmas seafood purchases by 30 per cent
China may have dropped imports of Australian lobsters, but domestic consumers queued up for seafood in huge numbers before Christmas.
Key points:
- Australian seafood Christmas sales were up 30 per cent on last year
- Prawns, lobsters, oysters and crabs were all popular in the pre-Christmas rush
- The $20 Western Rock Lobster — banned by China — was also sought after
The seafood industry’s peak body said this support by Australians over the festive period resulted in a significant boost in its Christmas sales.
It was a difficult 2020 for Australian fishermen with COVID-19 affecting both food service and export markets.
“We needed a bumper Christmas period to help us claw our way back,” Veronica Papacosta, CEO of Seafood Industry Australia (SIA)…
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