Economics
U.S. Chicken Flows to China as Ports Return, Tariffs Waived
- Sanderson Farms is shipping more chicken to China, CEO says
- Chinese buyers are getting tariff waivers to buy U.S. product
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U.S. chicken exports to China are flowing freely again as logistical bottlenecks caused by a deadly virus dissipate and the Asian nation issues tariff waivers to buyers, according to Sanderson Farms Inc.
The U.S.’s third-largest chicken producer has shipped 522 loads to China of mostly dark meat and paws, Chief Executive Officer Joe Sanderson Jr. said in a presentation Wednesday. That’s up from 420 at the end of February, when the company reported earnings for the first quarter.