With talk of a trade war erupting between China and the United States, WATTAgNet asked several agribusiness industry experts to explain how they see the developments affecting their business. We asked them: How do you see the trade war with China affecting the U.S. animal feed industry?

China has imposed a temporary 179 percent tariff on U.S. sorghum imports, a grain used in animal feed and to sweeten baijiu, a liquor popular in China.

Perdue Farms CEO Randy Day says he is not presently worried about the trade situation between the U.S. and China.

A study has found that livestock viruses can survive in animal feed and that “the right virus paired with the right ingredient” can cause transmission of viruses from other countries in imported feed.

After China’s announcement this week of a proposed 25 percent levy on 106 U.S. product imports worth $50 billion, including many agricultural commodities, U.S. ag groups have spoken out.

China’s decision to drop anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties as of February 27 on U.S. broilers was welcomed by the U.S. industry, but the decision is not expected to have any immediate, direct impact because the China market remains closed to U.S. poultry and egg exports due to an ongoing avian influenza ban imposed in 2015.

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