Global crowds flock to shell out for lobster
Maine , USA
In the Northern Hemisphere , August is a prime month for food production – both from land and sea – and there ’ s no shortage of festivals to mark this abundance .
One is the Maine Lobster Festival , on the furthest reaches of the north-east coast in the US . American lobster – also known as Maine lobster – is the heaviest crustacean in the world , which Maine ’ s citizens , and thousands of tourists from across the globe , celebrate every year .
Maine ’ s lobster supply chain extends from trap to table , with the state handling catching , processing and distributing an estimated 3.2 million kilograms of lobster every year .
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