China loves Maine lobsters

The expanding market for lobsters in China is continuing to grow, with the country setting a new record for the value of its imports of the crustaceans from the US.

Last year, China imported more than $108 million in lobsters from America, surpassing the previous high of about $90.2 million in 2014.

Tom Adams started his lobster wholesale company in 2011, with an eye toward the international market. That strategy has paid off. Last year, his company shipped more than 7 million pounds of live lobster to 29 different countries, including China.

"China is our biggest and fastest-growing single country of export that we do," Adams told China Daily.