Chinese Seek Brazil’s Chicken Feet Amid U.S. Bird Flu Ban
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China’s ban on poultry imports from the U.S., where flocks have been ravaged by bird flu, could give more Brazilian farmers a foot in the door of the biggest import market, literally.
It’s chickens’ feet the Chinese are especially keen on -- a popular side dish they will pay as much for as the breast. A delegation from China’s quarantine office in Beijing left Brazil earlier this month after a 10-day mission to inspect potential new meat suppliers in four states, the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency said.