American lobster exports to China continue to plummet as the industry struggles with stiff trade barriers activated in July on its second-largest export market.
About 85 percent of the lobster exported from the U.S. originates from Maine waters, but some is shipped from other states and not reflected in Maine’s total exports. Still, Maine and Massachusetts together accounted for about two-thirds of all U.S. live lobster exports to China last year. Since July, that market has virtually evaporated.
The two states combined to export about $1.4 million worth of lobster to China in August, an 83 percent drop from June sales.
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