Why go without when the lobster is worth a little over 12 euros each?
This was quickly calculated by thousands of Australians, delighted at a windfall due to the trade war between Beijing and Canberra.
China, which has been increasing blockades and retaliatory measures against Australia for months, de facto banned imports of lobsters and lobsters in November.
However, more than 90% of Australian production of these crustaceans, or an annual turnover of around 400 million euros, had so far been purchased by wealthy Chinese.
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Australian fishermen, supported by a temporary change in legislation, have started selling their produce to the local market, which has only 25 million people.
And the price of lobster has fallen by more than half, to 18 or even 12 euros each, causing such a frenzy that some supermarkets have limited purchases to four lobsters per family.
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