China Lowers Lobster Tariff, While Coronavirus Roils U.S. and Canada Lobster Markets

MAINE PUBLIC • February 7, 2020

China is slightly lowering tariffs on U.S. lobster, but industry observers say it is not enough to reboot Maine's languishing sales to that country. At the same time, the outbreak of coronavirus in China is hurting lobster sales abroad and domestic markets as well.