As the coronavirus wreaks havoc across the globe threatening trade and supply chains, a war of words has erupted between poultry importers and local producers about the effect of the latest hike in poultry tariffs.

The poultry sector is strategically important to SA as a source of employment and agricultural production, and the state has moved to protect it from “unfair competition”. ..

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