China lifts ban on Argentine poultry imports

According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Argentina was China’s third-largest supplier of poultry before the ban.

China’s decision is particularly significant in light of the deepening trade conflict with the United States, in which Beijing has imposed a 15 percent tariff on poultry products from the United States.

The tariff measure is part of a broader package of measures that covers about $21 billion worth of U.S. agricultural and food products.

The United States was China’s third-largest meat supplier last year, after Brazil and Argentina, with a total export of about 590,000 tons, accounting for 9 percent of China’s total meat imports.