By Patrick Thomas
The American chicken industry stands to lose from China's plan to hit all U.S. goods with an additional 34% tariff and suspend imports from some poultry suppliers.
U.S. chicken companies, including Tyson Foods, Pilgrim's Pride and Wayne-Sanderson Farms, rely on exporting chicken products that Americans don't typically eat to China and other Asian countries. Especially things like the feet, or paws, as the industry calls them.
China and Hong Kong imported more than $600 million worth of chicken from the U.S. last year, down 25% from the prior year. Shares of Tyson and Pilgrim's Pride slipped Friday.
Chicken giants love selling to China and other Asian countries because buyers there will pay a premium for chicken feet. Otherwise, companies typically sell them to pet-food makers-at a lower cost.
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