OMAHA, Neb. – China's decision to ban imports from a single Tyson Foods poultry plant where there was a coronavirus outbreak has raised concerns about the implications on the U.S.
meat industry if the action is expanded to other plants.Chinese customs officials didn't hint about expanding the ban in a short statement it issued about suspending imports from the plant in Springdale, Arkansas.
The country imposed a similar ban last week on pork imports from a German plant where a number of workers tested positive for COVID-19, but it hasn’t taken action against other U.S.
beef, pork and poultry plants that have seen outbreaks among workers.Jim Sumner, president of the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council, said he hopes the move won’t hurt the.