If you have an appetite for a lobster roll, you should be prepared to stomach a price increase this summer. While some restaurants have increased their lobster roll prices already, Després said he's waiting another week before he makes a change. A lobster roll at Després' restaurant is $19 with sides, a price that he set two years ago. In Wiscasset, about 45 kilometres from Freeport, a lobster roll and fries can cost you over $40 in Canadian currency. Strong marketThe price increases are a sign of a strong lobster market, according to Geoff Irvine, executive director of the Lobster Council of Canada.

Source: CBC News June 07, 2021 11:00 UTC