China to levy anti-dumping duties on U.S. chicken exports

BEIJING Feb 5 (Reuters) - China will levy initial anti-dumping duties ranging from 43.1 to 105.4 percent on U.S. chicken products exported to China, the Commerce Ministry said on Friday.

The ministry's initial investigation showed that U.S. companies had dumped chicken products into the Chinese market, according to the ministry's website (www.mofcom.gov.cn).

(Reporting by Niu Shuping; Editing by Ken Wills)