BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said that it will extend the anti-dumping investigation into imports of Brazilian white-feather broiler chicken.

The probe will be extended for another six months until February 18, 2019, due to the complexity of the case, according to a statement issued by the MOC on Friday.

China launched an anti-dumping investigation into white-feather broilers originating from Brazil on Aug. 18, 2017.