Losing China Market, Australia Lobsters Sale to Local, and About to Explore European, American and Japanese Markets.
China has imposed trade restrictions on several Australian goods in recent months and even stopped importing some Australian products. Australia lobsters, which mainly exported to China, have been hit hard, but fishermen managed tried to save themselves by selling the lobsters to local customers at relatively low prices. In the long run, they plan to explore other markets such as Japan, the United States and Europe to reduce dependence on Chinese consumers.
Local Consumers Rush to Buy, Supermarkets Limited Purchasing
94% of Australia lobsters used to sell to China, so after China stopped the importation of Australia lobsters, the industry has been hit hard. The local government of Western Australia has introduced special measures, allowing fishermen to sell lobsters directly from fishing boats in December and January. One of them is Fedele Camarda, whose family has been fishing lobsters for three generations, has joined the lobster sales.
Australian consumers actively supporting fishermen that have been affected by the trade war. Many people take the opportunity of preparing Christmas dinners to buy local lobsters for the festive season. The lobster sales were so good that local supermarket has to limited the purchasing quantity. Camarda’s fishing boats have no shortage of customers. Nick Van Niekerk, queued up for 30 minutes before he could buy lobsters, “I came down to support the local fishermen and show that we as a community care,” he said. He also pointed out that Australian lobsters used to be quite expensive, but now the price has been reduced, which is good for the community. “It's important to be able to get lobsters directly from the boats and know what you're actually getting,”, he said.
Source: Apple Daily #Dec27
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201227/HFRJ45OVFNHRXEFTV2LS4ONN74/
#Australia #China #Lobsters #TradeWar
China has imposed trade restrictions on several Australian goods in recent months and even stopped importing some Australian products. Australia lobsters, which mainly exported to China, have been hit hard, but fishermen managed tried to save themselves by selling the lobsters to local customers at relatively low prices. In the long run, they plan to explore other markets such as Japan, the United States and Europe to reduce dependence on Chinese consumers.
Local Consumers Rush to Buy, Supermarkets Limited Purchasing
94% of Australia lobsters used to sell to China, so after China stopped the importation of Australia lobsters, the industry has been hit hard. The local government of Western Australia has introduced special measures, allowing fishermen to sell lobsters directly from fishing boats in December and January. One of them is Fedele Camarda, whose family has been fishing lobsters for three generations, has joined the lobster sales.
Australian consumers actively supporting fishermen that have been affected by the trade war. Many people take the opportunity of preparing Christmas dinners to buy local lobsters for the festive season. The lobster sales were so good that local supermarket has to limited the purchasing quantity. Camarda’s fishing boats have no shortage of customers. Nick Van Niekerk, queued up for 30 minutes before he could buy lobsters, “I came down to support the local fishermen and show that we as a community care,” he said. He also pointed out that Australian lobsters used to be quite expensive, but now the price has been reduced, which is good for the community. “It's important to be able to get lobsters directly from the boats and know what you're actually getting,”, he said.
Source: Apple Daily #Dec27
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201227/HFRJ45OVFNHRXEFTV2LS4ONN74/
#Australia #China #Lobsters #TradeWar