In the past the expo has always been held from May 18 to 20 in different cities every year.

Pilgrim’s Pride has been actively packing chicken products to fill orders to China, and at the present time, CEO Jayson Penn said the company has not seen any impact on chicken imports due to the current coronavirus outbreak China is experiencing.

China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced that live poultry can now be imported from the United States, effective February 17.

Over the past week, highly pathogenic avian influenza has been reported in poultry in a second province of China, as well as in several regions of northern Vietnam, and in Taiwan. After an absence of more than three years, the virus has been detected in a German backyard poultry flock.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists recently seized a package of tiny dead birds in a passenger’s baggage at Washington Dulles International Airport.

Human health concerns amid the coronavirus outbreak in China could play a role in speeding up the transition from poultry sold at wet markets to a more modern retail grocery setting, Tyson Foods CEO Noel White said.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been reported in poultry in China’s Hunan province, but this will not impact business for a leading exporter of Thai poultry meat. The infection has returned to Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam, and Poland has recorded a further outbreak on a farm. HPAI has been detected in a wild bird in Israel.

At the 2020 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta, the fear of coronavirus not only focused on perhaps not wanting to shake hands with so many people, constantly washing your hands (which we should always do) and the use of hand sanitizers, but also in other aspects.

JBS and WH Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the supply and distribution of fresh beef, poultry and pork to the Chinese market, JBS stated in a notice to the market on January 27.

Phase One of a trade deal between the United States and China was signed by both parties on January 15, but many questions have been asked since the signing ceremony was held.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice Premier Liu He of the Republic of China signed the first phase of the U.S.-China trade deal, which the Trump administration touts as a huge boost for American agriculture.

Already, 2020 is looking like a blockbuster year for the poultry industry thanks to the resumption of poultry exports to China.