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Social media users said the buying limits are the same as toilet paper restrictions
The retail giant bought five times more lobsters than it has in previous years
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Woolworths has been forced to introduce a limit of four lobsters per person as crustacean-crazed Australians race to snap up the delicacy at half price.
The supermarket ordered five times more Western Australian rock lobsters than in previous years after the Chinese government imposed a ban on seafood imports amid escalating tensions between the two nations.
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Cooked lobsters are now retailing for $20, down from $40, in Woolworths supermarkets across Australia - forcing stores to impose buying limits on hungry customers.
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Coles is selling Australian rock lobsters at half price this Christmas after buying up huge quantities of the luxury seafood which would normally be exported to China.
The supermarket revealed it bought 29 times more Western Australian rock lobsters than it has in previous years to ease pressure on the domestic seafood industry, after the Chinese government slapped a ban on Australian live lobster imports amid an escalating trade war between the two nations.
The world-famous delicacy is now available in Coles delis across Australia for just $20 - 50 percent lower than the usual price.
Coles is selling Australian rock lobsters (pictured) at half price this Christmas after buying up huge quantities of the luxury seafood which is typically exported to China after the communist party slapped a ban on Australian live lobster imports amid an escalating trade war
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Australians will pay less for seafood delicacies but more for everyday staples as the coronavirus pandemic and Chinaâs trade restrictions turn prices on their head in the countdown to Christmas.
Overseas labour shortages are set to drive up the price of summer vegetables, stone fruit, apples, pears and grapes, while Chinaâs blocking of a growing list of exports have made locally caught lobster far more affordable than last year.