Maine Lobstermen, Wholesalers Worry Trump Could Ruin Access to Asian Markets
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Bangor Daily News] By Deborah McDermott - July 25, 2017
Canaan Letourneau, owner of the wholesaler Maine Lobster Outlet on Route 1 in York, said there’s a growing and lucrative Asian market for Maine lobster.
And he’s one of a number of voices in the local lobstering community worried that the opportunity will be lost if the U.S. or its outspoken President Donald Trump does something to offend the leaders of countries like China or Japan.
Letourneau’s company, which also has a small retail operation, has tank capacity for 140,000 pounds of lobster that are shipped domestically, in Europe and in Asia, he said. The market for each is evenly divided, about 30 percent each of the ...
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