Chicken Leg Quarters: export from Canada to Southeast Asia

Leg quarters are a volume trade rather than a premium one, and they are bought on price per kilogram against a specification that has to be tight enough to make that price mean something.

The cut point is the first variable: where the quarter is separated from the back determines how much back meat travels with it, and two suppliers quoting the same product can be selling noticeably different amounts of meat. State it. State the weight band in grams as well, because a carton averaging at the bottom of a band is a different purchase from one averaging at the top.

Leg quarters are usually shipped frozen in bulk cartons rather than IQF, which keeps freight efficient and makes the block size and carton configuration worth agreeing in advance. A buyer who intends to portion at destination needs to know what they are thawing.

Because this is a price-led line, the practical risk is specification drift between the sample and the container. Agree the standard in writing, and agree who inspects against it.

Establishment eligibility for the destination is settled first, as with every poultry line.