# Tyson Foods cleared to ship poultry to China from all U.S. plants

> Tyson Foods has been cleared to ship poultry to China from all its US plants after Beijing lifted a nearly five-year ban on US poultry imports. US chicken firms are eager to resume sales as Chinese consumers seek pork alternatives.

- Date: 2019-12-16 · published 2019-12-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55718-tyson-foods-cleared-to-ship-poultry-to-china-from-all-u-s-plants
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Reopening China to US chicken adds export demand for US poultry and supports feed demand, though it also adds to global dark-meat supply.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-11-01 | [China Trade Reversal to Spike Poultry Prices \| Food Processing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56213-china-trade-reversal-to-spike-poultry-prices-food-processing.md) | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2018-12-14 | [China Is Planning to Buy U.S. Corn as Soon as January - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61442-china-is-planning-to-buy-u-s-corn-as-soon-as-january-bloomberg.md) | +0.5% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2023-06-01 | [China’s imports of U.S. food on the rise - WEDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14834-china-s-imports-of-u-s-food-on-the-rise-wedc.md) | -2.2% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2021-11-24 | [China’s Corn Imports Up 236% from 2020 \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14982-china-s-corn-imports-up-236-from-2020-cz-app.md) | -3.8% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2020-05-14 | [China likely to speed up buying of U.S. farm goods: COFCO exec](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52981-china-likely-to-speed-up-buying-of-u-s-farm-goods-cofco-exec.md) | -0.0% | +1.8% |
| SBM | 2019-11-01 | [China Trade Reversal to Spike Poultry Prices \| Food Processing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56213-china-trade-reversal-to-spike-poultry-prices-food-processing.md) | +0.4% | -4.4% |
| SBM | 2025-02-01 | [EXCLUSIVE: Brazil says soy shipments to China from five firms halted due to contamination](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26512-exclusive-brazil-says-soy-shipments-to-china-from-five-firms-halted-due-to.md) | -0.1% | -3.1% |
| SBM | 2018-08-22 | [China's COFCO Meat imports pork from Chile, Europe as U.S. trade war bites](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63547-china-s-cofco-meat-imports-pork-from-chile-europe-as-u-s-trade-war-bites.md) | -7.4% | -5.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/tyson-foods-cleared-to-ship-poultry-to-china-from-all-us-plants-idUSKBN1YK1UK/

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