US Seeks End to China Poultry Import Ban

US Seeks End to China Poultry Import Ban
File photo of chickens eating from a row of feed bins at C&A Farms in Fairmont, N.C., on June 10, 2014. Randall Hill/Reuters
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BEIJING—The United States is pushing China to drop a ban on U.S. poultry imports as part of trade talks, according to three sources briefed on the matter, eyeing a potential $600 million market for chicken feet and other parts.

Along with better access for genetically modified crops, the issue will be a top priority as U.S. Under Secretary of Agriculture Ted McKinney heads to Beijing this week as part of a U.S. trade delegation, the sources said.