“The name ‘Huamei’ stands for ‘China and America’ working together. It exemplifies the long- term relationship Hy-Line has with the China market,” said Jonathan Cade, president of Hy-Line International. “We look forward to continuing to a successful partnership supplying highly productive and efficient layers to the Chinese market.”

^{Pictured right to left: Charley Zheng, regional business manager in China for Hy-Line International, Jonathan Cade, president of Hy-Line International, Mr. Zhaoren Li, owner of Shenyang Huamei Livestock and Poultry Co., Ltd., and Thomas Dixon, international sales and marketing director for Hy-Line International.}

Shenyang Huamei Livestock distributes Hy-Line Brown day-old chicks to predominantly northeast and east-central China. Mr. Li Zhaoren, owner of Shenyang Huaei Livestock, recently shared the day-to-day managerial role with his daughter, Ms. Li Yang. She is increasing the volume of high-quality day-old chicks from the operation.

Founded in 1936 by Henry A. Wallace, Hy-Line was the first poultry breeding company to apply the principles of hybridization to commercial layer breeding. Today, Hy-Line International continues to be a pioneer as the first company with its own in-house molecular genetics team leading the industry in application of DNA-based technology to its breeding and genetics program. Hy-Line produces and sells both brown and white egg stock to more than 120 countries worldwide and is the largest selling layer in the American egg industry and around the world.