Dumping is causing poultry crisis, Sapa says, but meat exporters body disagrees
The Poultry Association says EU dumping is leading to industry shrinkage, but Amie says a lack of industry competitiveness is to blame
SA’s crisis-stricken poultry industry — and whether the crisis has been caused by "dumping" of EU bone-in chicken portions — was the subject of heated debate in Parliament on Thursday. For the South African Poultry Association (Sapa), the problem was a clear case of dumping, which was resulting in industry shrinkage. However, for the Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (Amie) it was a case of a lack of industry competitiveness and a poor business model, which did not place sufficient emphasis on exports. The two associations made presentations to Parliament’s trade and industry committee during an all-day hearing on the crisis. A provisional safeguard duty of 13.9% was imposed late in 2016 on bone-in chicken portions from the EU and the International Trade Administration Commission is currently investigating whether this should be increased. The commission expects to submit its recommendation to Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies at the end of May. The government accepte...
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