# China Trade Reversal to Spike Poultry Prices | Food Processing

> China agreed to lift its four-year ban on US poultry imports in exchange for US acceptance of Chinese cooked chicken and seafood. U.S. poultry processor shares rose sharply after the announcement.

- Date: 2019-11-01 · published 2019-11-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56213-china-trade-reversal-to-spike-poultry-prices-food-processing
- 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 the Chinese market to US chicken expands export demand and could lift US chicken prices, supporting feed demand for US corn and soymeal.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-02-28 | [US-China trade talks continue to progress \| 2019-02-28  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60585-us-china-trade-talks-continue-to-progress-2019-02-28-meat-poultry.md) | -0.8% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2020-09-25 | [China Buying Spree Revives Export Profits for Top Crop Traders - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50989-china-buying-spree-revives-export-profits-for-top-crop-traders-caixin-global.md) | +3.9% | +8.6% |
| CORN | 2020-06-22 | [Q4 Key to China Trade Deal - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52467-q4-key-to-china-trade-deal-proag.md) | -2.7% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2020-02-18 | [China takes steps to make good on trade deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54482-china-takes-steps-to-make-good-on-trade-deal.md) | -1.7% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2019-12-16 | [Tyson Foods cleared to ship poultry to China from all U.S. plants](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55718-tyson-foods-cleared-to-ship-poultry-to-china-from-all-u-s-plants.md) | +4.2% | +4.8% |
| SBM | 2019-02-28 | [US-China trade talks continue to progress \| 2019-02-28  \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60585-us-china-trade-talks-continue-to-progress-2019-02-28-meat-poultry.md) | -1.0% | -0.2% |
| SBM | 2019-12-16 | [Tyson Foods cleared to ship poultry to China from all U.S. plants](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55718-tyson-foods-cleared-to-ship-poultry-to-china-from-all-u-s-plants.md) | +0.8% | +0.6% |
| SBM | 2025-04-07 | [China soybean meal prices surge amid U.S. trade war escalation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25198-china-soybean-meal-prices-surge-amid-u-s-trade-war-escalation.md) | +5.1% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- foodprocessing.com: https://www.foodprocessing.com/business-of-food-beverage/business-strategies/news/11308025/china-trade-reversal-to-spike-poultry-prices

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