Import ban on US chicks hits China's market
Beijing's ban in response to bird flu outbreak in US leads to first shortfall in chicken meat supplies in at least a decade and pushes up prices
Beijing
CHINA'S near two-year ban on imports of US chickens used for breeding is threatening supplies of chicken meat in the world's second-largest poultry market, leading to the first shortfall in at least a decade and potentially pushing up prices.
China relies on imported breeding stock for production of white-feathered broiler chickens, the type used by fast-food chains, which account for more than half the country's chicken supply.
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