Bought an 18kg (40 pound) box with 4 x 10 pounds c...

Bought an 18kg (40 pound) box with 4 x 10 pounds chicken leg quarters from Wholesalers in South Africa. Packaging states that there is 4% retained water which is more than acceptable but after defrosting the water loss amounted to 20%. A loss of 2 pounds on a 10 pound bag. The quality of the chicken itself was very good with little fat, well cleaned and tasty. But for me the loss of 20% weight is a financial constraint that far outweighs the benefit of the quality chicken. If that could be reduced to an actual 4% then I would definitely purchase these imports from the US without hesitation.