The USAPEEC participated in the U.S.-China Agricultural Friends of Southwest China Event held at the Hyatt Hotel in Chengdu. More than 50 U.S. agricultural producers exhibited at the event that attracted hundreds of attendees.
The U.S. is recapturing markets for poultry products following a five-year suspension of exports allowing Brazil, Argentina, Thailand and Russia to gain market share. Products promoted included appropriately-sized chicken feet, large wing tips and chicken leg quarters suitable for further processing and packaging for the market in China. The exhibition featured U.S. chicken paws weighting 35 grams (1.1 ounce) packed in a vacuum pouch with pickled peppers as a delicacy in Southwest China. Specialist chefs served Cajun-flavor leg quarters and “tiger-skin” jumbo chicken paws. Promotional material was distributed in anticipation of increased interest and demand for U.S. products.