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Thecoronavirus pandemic At a pretty special silver lining: fresh lobster more affordable.

Bloomberg indicating that the price offresh lobster rushed precipitly due to effects from coronavirus fear. That's right, thank youCOVID-19 [Feminine For your ability to eat fresh lobster for much less money now.

Why are lobster prices plunged at the lowest in at least four years? Well, Asian orders have almost completely stopped at a time when sales are usually full forChinese New Year Celebrations.

Bloombergreports:

"The benefits have left thousands of invesurous nursing lobster books from North American markets and tightening American businesses that have already hurt lost sales because of the Chinese rates of its commercial war with Washington.

"It's like a mortal blow," said Stephanie Nadeau, owner of Arundel, based on Maine Co., who saw orders in Hong Kong closer to about 1,000 boxes a week to a total 120 boxes - each carrying 33 pounds - since the end of January. "I'm about to put most of my employees."

The United States was the main supplier of lobster living in China, while exporters supported the excessive demand for the growing middle class of the Asian nation. Buyers have turned to a relatively cheaper offer in Canada after Beijing has placed retention tariffs on American crustaceans in 2018. "

The low lobster prices apply to the American coasts: lobster of the Maine and spiny lobster harvested on the west coast.

Although the fall in prices was a good news for gastronomic guests, she sent shock waves into the lobster industry. The supply of delicious crustaceans has not changed, but that demand has dropped, it also has revenues for lobster fishermen.

Anecdoage, lobsters have not always been considered as an expensive delicacy that they are today. A century ago, there was at least one riot in prison in Maine, because prisoners are tired of being fed at lobster because the "sea bug" was so rich and cheap.