The Center for Food Safety for the Autonomous Region of Hong Kong has announced limited county-wide import bans on eggs and poultry meat from Poland, the U.K., the U.S. and depending on incident cases, from other areas within the E.U.  The ruling has affected two counties in California and one each in Wisconsin, Ohio, Colorado and Arkansas.

Hong Kong is reestablishing its position as an importer of U.S. shell eggs and broiler products mainly in the form of feet.  During the first ten months of 2023, 6.2 million dozen eggs and 7,664 metric tons of broiler products were imported.  It is noted that as exports to the mainland of China decline, there has been a proportional increase in shipments to Hong Kong. This suggests trans-shipment to the Mainland corresponding to the pattern prior to the Phase 1 Trade Agreement of 2020.