{"id":51610,"date":"2026-04-15T17:20:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=51610"},"modified":"2026-04-15T17:20:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:20:47","slug":"lobster-harvesters-hope-for-strong-prices-as-cost-of-fuel-and-other-expenses-soar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=51610","title":{"rendered":"Lobster harvesters hope for strong prices as cost of fuel and other expenses soar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-byline\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__images c-byline__images--single\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-byline__text\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span>By \t<span class=\"c-byline__name\">The Staff<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-byline__source c-byline__source--hasName\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-byline__datesWrapper\">\n<div 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