China: Poultry and Products Annual
China banned imports of all poultry and poultry products from the United States in January 2015 due to high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks in the United States. Imports from Brazil and other South American countries have benefited from the absence of U.S. suppliers. Post forecasts 2016 broiler meat imports at 200 thousand tons, a decrease of 7 percent compared to USDA’s 2015 official figure. Post forecasts China’s 2016 broiler meat consumption at 12.8 million tons largely unchanged from USDA’s 2015 official estimate.
