# China to exempt some Brazilian chicken imports from tariffs

> China will exempt some Brazilian chicken imports from retaliatory tariffs. China has banned breeding bird imports from many major suppliers because of bird flu, which has hurt its domestic production. Demand for poultry meat has also risen as African swine fever reduced pork consumption.

- Date: 2019-02-15 · published 2019-02-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60499-china-to-exempt-some-brazilian-chicken-imports-from-tariffs
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower tariffs make Brazilian chicken more competitive in China, which supports Brazilian export volumes and poultry prices. Strong demand for chicken as a pork substitute adds to the bullish case.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/china-to-exempt-some-brazilian-chicken-imports-from-tariffs-idUSKCN1Q4066/

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