Chewy Chicken Feet May Quash a Trade War
Sep. 16th, 2009 08:32 am
A chicken seller at a market in Shanghai. China has threatened to cut off imports of American chicken in a trade dispute.
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS
Published: September 15, 2009
China is threatening to cut off imports of American chicken, but poultry experts have at least one reason to suspect it may be an empty threat: Many Chinese consumers would miss the scrumptious chicken feet they get from this country.
“We have these jumbo, juicy paws the Chinese really love,” said Paul W. Aho, a poultry economist and consultant, “so I don’t think they are going to cut us off.” More