15 Nov 2019 --- China has made a decision to lift its four-year ban on poultry imports from the US, signaling new trade opportunities for North American chicken. The ban was first enforced by China in 2015 following an outbreak of avian influenza, which has since been the focal point of trade negotiations between Beijing and Washington DC. The announcement comes at the heels of a protein shortage in China resulting from African swine fever, which has led to the culling of millions of hogs in the past year.