172 US plants approved to export poultry to China

Following China’s decision to end a four-year-old ban on poultry imports from the United States, 172 U.S. poultry slaughter and poultry processing plants are now eligible to ship products to China.

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Following China’s decision to end a four-year-old ban on poultry imports from the United States, 172 U.S. poultry slaughter and poultry processing plants are now eligible to ship products to China.

The plants approved include broiler, turkey and duck facilities.

Companies that are approved to export include: Butterball, Jennie-O Turkey Store, Farbest Foods, Prestage Foods, Tyson Foods, Foster Farms, Perdue Foods, Cooper Farms, Cargill Meat Solutions, Dakota Provisions, Jaindl Turkey Sales, Michigan Turkey Producers Co-op, Northern Pride, Pitman Farms, Plainville Brands, Turkey Valley Farms, Maple Leaf Farms, JGC Foods, Koch Foods, Simmons Prepared Foods, Mountaire Farms, Peco Foods, Wayne Farms, Mar-Jack Poultry, Case Farms, Amick Farms, Claxton Poultry, Pilgrim’s Pride, Sanderson Farms, George’s, House of Raeford Farms, Harrison Poultry, OK Foods, Fieldale Farms, B&B Poultry, Lincoln Premium Poultry, New Market Poultry, Tip Top Poultry, Crider Inc., and Allen Harim Foods.

China initially placed a ban on all poultry and poultry products from the United States in 2015 over concerns of the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The United States has been free of HPAI since 2017, but the ban remained in place until China announced it would lift the ban on November 14.

Responding to China’s decision, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue stated: “After being shut out of the market for years, U.S. poultry producers and exporters welcome the reopening of China’s market to their products. America’s producers are the most productive in the world and it is critical they be able to sell their bounty to consumers in other parts of the globe. We will continue our work to expand market access in important markets like China as well as other countries, to support our producers and U.S. jobs.”

The full list of eligible poultry plants can be accessed on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) website.

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