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Western rock lobster from Geraldton head to supermarkets across Australia amid China trade woes
It is a deal that would have been unimaginable last Christmas, when Chinese customers were snapping up western rock lobster at jaw-dropping prices and locals in the port city of Geraldton, where they were caught, often missed out.
Key points:
- 35 tonnes of western rock lobster will be sold in Woolworths supermarkets across Australia
- The western rock lobster fishery has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and the China trade crisis
- The decision has created 200 jobs in Geraldton, WA, and gives consumers a good deal
But the fishers’ co-operative has now signed a contract with a supermarket giant to put the prized shellfish on retail shelves across Australia at the relative bargain price of $20 each for a cooked lobster.
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