China lifts ban on U.S. poultry products
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Topics: CHINA BAN U.S. POULTRY
China banned imports following a 2014 avian influenza outbreak. U.S. poultry has been free of the disease since August 2017.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said reopening China to U.S. poultry “will create new export opportunities for our poultry farmers and support thousands of workers employed by the U.S. poultry industry.”
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports the U.S. is the world’s second-largest poultry exporter, with sales of poultry products valued at $4.3 billion last year. ■