By Tom Polansek
By Tom Polansek
CHICAGO, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Tyson Meals Inc TSN.N acquired approval from U.S. and Chinese language authorities to export American poultry to China from all 36 of its U.S. processing crops and expects to start taking orders early subsequent 12 months, a chief provide chain officer for the corporate mentioned.
U.S. rooster firms are desperate to resume gross sales in China after Beijing final month lifted an almost five-year ban on imports as Chinese language customers search pork options. A lethal hog illness has killed thousands and thousands of pigs and raised meat costs within the pork-loving nation.
Elevated Chinese language purchases of merchandise like rooster ft, wing ideas and legs would assist enhance U.S. agricultural exports to China as the 2 international locations negotiate a commerce deal.
“There’s an excessive quantity of curiosity throughout all these elements from a number of consumers in China,” Bernie Adcock, Tyson Meals’ chief provide chain officer for poultry, mentioned in an interview on Friday.
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