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Dominic Giannini and Jacob Shteyman

Trade war fully thawed as China drops live lobster ban

The lifting of a ban on live rock lobster imports effectively ends a years-long trade dispute. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

Australian lobster fishers will be able to resume exports to the lucrative Chinese market in time for the Lunar New Year after the two governments agreed to end trade barriers.

The lifting of the ban on live rock lobster imports effectively draws to a close a years-long trade dispute between the nations, after Beijing dropped billions of dollars of tariffs on Australian products such as barley and wine.

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