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US lobster industry braces for Chinese New Year impacted by COVID-19
America sent more than US$140 million in lobsters to China in 2017 and 2018, but exports fell to about US$51 million in 2019 because of heavy tariffs imposed during the trade war. (Photo: AP)
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PORTLAND, Maine: America s lobster exporters recovered from the Trump-era trade war with China to have a good 2020. But the industry is approaching one of the most critical times of the year with trepidation because of the coronavirus.
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