Australia’s lobster exports are the last agricultural commodity to remain barred from the massive Chinese market.
Australian lobster farmers will be able to resume exporting to the lucrative Chinese market by the end of the year, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announcing China had agreed to lift its last major remaining trade barrier on the industry.
Albanese made the announcement after meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the ASEAN summit in Laos on Thursday afternoon. “With our patient, calibrated and deliberate approach, we’ve restored Australian trade with our largest export market, and today we discuss restarting exports of Australian live rock lobsters,” Albanese said, praising the work done to effect “the removal of trade impediments one by one”.“The premier pointed out the quite considerable growth that has occurred in Australian exports, including wine and barley, that has grown to be larger than what was there before.
“There were impediments to that trade. I’m pleased to announce that Premier Li and I have agreed on a timetable to resume full lobster trade by the end of this year.”including of barley, wine, lobster and major beef exporters in response to then-prime minister Scott Morrison’s push for an independent coronavirus inquiry. China cited labelling and health certificate requirements as reasons for the beef bans.The bans on barley and wine were removed late last year and early this year respectively.
Back in May, China lifted an import ban on five Australian beef exporters, as trade tensions between the countries ease.is the North Asia correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. She was previously a federal political reporter based in Canberra.
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