US exports to lobster-loving China go off cliff amid tariffs
26 Aug, 2019
he loss of business has brought layoffs to some Maine businesses, such as The Lobster Co., of Arundel, where owner Stephanie Nadeau has laid off half the 14 people she once had working in wholesale.
“They picked winners, and they picked losers, and they picked me a loser,” Nadeau said. “There is no market that’s going to replace China.”
America has exported less than 2.2 million pounds (1 million kilograms) of lobster to China this year through June, according to data from the U.S....