# China's poultry giant goes to lab in quest for meatier chickens

> Reuters reports that China's Wen's Foodstuff is using genetic research to develop meatier broiler chickens for processing and supermarket channels. The company's pig business is also suffering from a sharp price slump.

- Date: 2018-06-13 · published 2018-06-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64662-china-s-poultry-giant-goes-to-lab-in-quest-for-meatier-chickens
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Genetic improvements in broiler breeding change long-run chicken output efficiency but have little near-term effect on feed demand or prices.

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/article/reuters/china-s-poultry-giant-goes-to-lab-in-quest-for-meatier-chickens-118061300096_1.html

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