date:Apr 17, 2013
hat began in late 2012 surrounding the use of excessive antibiotics by certain of its Chinese chicken suppliers, Fitch said.
U.S. Chicken exports to mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong totaled 699 million lbs, or 10% of U.S. chicken exports, during 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Year-to-date through February, U.S. broiler exports have declined 3% with exports to the countries being down 16% in the aggregate.
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