US poultry imports
08 Feb 2017 Farmers Weekly, 08 February 2017 By Peter Fabricius Much controversy has surrounded South Africa’s poultry imports from the US. Freelance journalist, Peter Fabricius, examines this thorny issue and attempts to clarify some misconceptions. Global chicken sales are dominated by the US and Brazil, accounting for 63,7% of exports between 2011 and 2015, […]
Should South Africa ban the EU chicken meat dumping
Yesterday executives, union workers and employees of South Africa’s chicken industry marched to the European Union (EU) offices in Pretoria to demand an end to the dumping of cheap chicken imports in South Africa. They say this is destroying the local industry.
Impact of poultry regulations will be known in February
The beleaguered poultry industry says it will only know what impact the new regulations that restrict the amount of brine allowed in frozen chicken pieces have had by the end of February.
Cement industry threatened by cheap imports
Undisputedly, building material retail shops are continuously stocking large volumes of cement imports. Arguably, this is a threat to the country’s cement company. What is worth noting is that most of the imports are a bit cheaper than AfriSam cement.
EU chicken import duty increase likely
A hike in the safeguard duty on bone-in chicken imports from the EU appears to be a likely outcome of a high-level meeting between the government, business and labour on Tuesday.
Duty on EU chicken ‘too little, too late’ for local poultry industry
The South African commercial poultry sector has expressed its overwhelming disappointment at ITAC’s recently announced “shocking” 13.9 per cent increase in duty for poultry from the EU, which up to now, has been entering the country duty-free.
dti commits to helping ailing poultry industry
The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) on Monday said the South African government had been working with the local poultry producers to address the challenges in the industry as a result of chickens imported from European Union (EU) countries.
Poultry sector calls for more protection
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies, who in December increased tariffs on imported chicken portions, says the government is aware of the crisis facing the poultry industry and is tackling it on various fronts.
ITAC to make HRC steel safeguard recommendation in November
The head of the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) reports that, following the completion of public consultations on the possible imposition of safeguard duties for hot-rolled coil (HRC) steel, the commission intends delivering its recommendation to Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies in November.
Feathers fly off local chicken market
The South African poultry industry is being crippled due to the influx of cheap chicken imports that have flooded the market. Stakeholders have given the industry a lifespan of 12 to 18 months should imports continue at the current rate.