Hyderabad, Oct. 22 -- With the Andhra Pradesh shrimp industry facing the brunt of a steep 60% tariff imposed by the Donald Trump administration in the US on Indian shrimp exports a couple of months ago, the Australian government provided much-needed relief to the sector by removing restrictions on Indian prawns.

This was disclosed by Andhra Pradesh IT minister Nara Lokesh on Tuesday during his ongoing visit to Australia, where he has been holding meetings with government officials, investors, and seafood trade officials.

Describing it as a major breakthrough for India's seafood sector, Lokesh took to X to announce that Australia has granted its first import approval for unpeeled Indian prawns.

Australia had long restricted the import o...