# China suspends select poultry imports over avian influenza

> China suspended imports of poultry meat from parts of Texas, France and Mexico after bird flu detections in those areas. Hong Kong authorities cited low-pathogenic H7N1 in Texas, H5N3 in France and highly pathogenic H7N3 in Mexico. Hong Kong imported about 290,000 tons of US poultry meat in 2017.

- Date: 2018-03-13 · published 2018-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66154-china-suspends-select-poultry-imports-over-avian-influenza
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Trade bans on affected regions shift poultry export flows and can weigh on US chicken export prices. Affected regions may redirect supply to other markets.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- meatingplace.com: https://meatingplace.com/china-suspends-select-poultry-imports-over-avian-influenza/

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