BEIJING, July 2 (Reuters) - A Chinese vice-minister on Thursday denied that China was blocking imports of chicken from the United States.
Chen Jian, a vice-commerce minister, said he had seen media reports on the issue, and that they were untrue.
"According to our information, China's chicken imports are normal and orderly with stable prices," he told reporters.
The USA Poultry and Egg Export Council earlier this week said China had been telling U.S. producers that import permits would not be issued for U.S. poultry products. (Reporting by Zhou Xin and Ben Blanchard; Editing by Chris Lewis)