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China’s lobster ban helped lift Australian Christmas seafood purchases by 30 per cent – ABC News
While China may have banned Australian lobsters, consumers here back a campaign to support the seafood sector with a pre-Christmas splurge.
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….
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