U.S. Negotiators Endorse Ending Chinese Poultry Ban

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U.S. Negotiators Endorse Ending Chinese Poultry Ban (Update3)
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By Mark Drajem

Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. lawmakers negotiating an agriculture spending bill agreed to end a ban on Chinese poultry imports, a decision that may reduce one source of trade friction between the two nations.

The agreement calls for mandatory U.S. safety inspections of Chinese facilities before any cooked chickens could be imported from that nation, Connecticut Democrat Rosa DeLauro, who backed the prohibition, said in a statement today.

The ban had been included in a spending measure approved by Congress earlier this year, prompting China to protest at the World Trade Organization.

“The agreement reached by the conferees will maintain the safety of our food supply and ensure that America takes a leadership role in supporting a science and rules-based trading system,” U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a written statement.

Trade tensions between the two countries increased this month when President Barack Obama, responding to a complaint by the United Steelworkers union, said he would impose duties on automobile tires from China. Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao discussed the issue in New York this week.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=arreAIPUs06A

[FreakinDJ]

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[imdjh]

2. Why in God's name would we import chicken from China?

And how is it possible that they have extra food for export?

Not too long ago, Perdue announced that they were moving a facility to the Philippines to process and ship (parts of chickens Americans don't like) to Asia. When you consider how much dog food we make and consume in addition to human consumption of chicken, and we're exporting chicken to Asia, that give some idea of the incredible production capacity we have for chicken.

So why would we need chicken from China? The Chinese chicken. (Barenaked Ladies)

I'm hesitant about canned beef products from Argentina, and it's a first world country. I'm not hopeful about Chinese chicken.

[Deja Q]

3. KFC = Kentucky Fried Cat...

:shrug:

[imdjh]

4. My nearest KFC closed a couple of months ago. My guess is that they couldn't compete with Walmart.

Walmart fried chicken (or any grocery store, but Walmart is cheaper) is as good as KFC or better.
KFC cole slaw is probably still better, but not by enough to make a difference. For pick up and take home dinner the grocery store is superior to KFC, not to mention that Walmart has a broader selection of options and sides.

[madrchsod]

5. i guess the usa does`t have enough cheap chickens for walmart