News / US and Canadian perishables shippers switch their focus to different markets

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US consumers can look forward to ample quantities of lobster and cherries in grocery stores this summer, as perishables shippers turn away from Asian markets.

Meanwhile, their Canadian competitors are busy meeting Asian demand.

But airlines used to loading up with Californian cherries in May have seen meagre pickings this year: of 2.88 million boxes, each holding 18lbs of cherries, 88% have gone to the US domestic market, 220,000 were sold to Canada and only a mere 24,697 boxes went to China ...