[shadowmore]

This just reminds me of how we ship meat from the US to China for processing and then back, then slap "US Raised" on it to avoid suspicion.

[xx789]

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/china-chicken-reshipped/

[buzzerbetrayed]

Mind explaining more to someone who has never heard of this?

[WrtCdEvrydy]

It's pretty common to ship chicken to china for processing since the cost of shipping is lower than labor... however since it was raised in the US, it's totally legal to say "US Raised Chickens"

[Retric]

It’s actually extremely rare. As of 2018 there where 4 Chinese processing plants that took chickens killed and frozen in the US, thawed them out for processing, and then froze them again and shipped them back to the US. Bulk freight shipping is generally cheap, but shipping frozen goods across the Pacific Ocean twice adds up.

[steve_adams_86]

This just screams race to the bottom to me. There is absolutely no accounting for externalities. I need to look into whether or not Canada does this.

[WrtCdEvrydy]

https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/news-opinion/news/tyson-fo...

Not sure if it happens in Canada...

[rootusrootus]

Did you read the article? They are exporting chicken to China to be consumed there, not processed and shipped back.

[mofosyne]

Might be cheap in monitary terms but... not sure it's as energy efficient. What's the environmental impact?

[klipt]

Ocean freight is extremely energy efficient isn't it? Much cheaper than overland trucking for the same distance and weight?

[DamnYuppie]

This argument falls apart once you realize that the meat is taken to and from the ships via trucks and rail.

[jojobas]

Money is energy. You hire an American and he consumes twice as much energy, and produces twice as much emissions, compared to a Chinese.

[bpodgursky]

Given how many US slaughterhouses there are, I'm a little skeptical this is common practice. Could you find some #s?

[rootusrootus]

It's an urban legend.