SA already has one of the most protected poultry industries in the world
The industry needs help but not protection: imports are not harming the local industry, and tariffs or anti-dumping duties are not the way to solve the problems
Not even a year after the introduction of significant increases to already-hefty poultry import tariffs, SA’s International Trade Administration Commission (Itac) has announced that it is launching an antidumping investigation at the behest of the SA Poultry Association (Sapa), against Ireland, Spain, Poland, Denmark and Brazil.
While all countries have the sovereign right to investigate dumping allegations, they must be rooted in two fundamental values: fairness and accuracy. This is critical, as without these values consumers could end up paying more for chicken and SA could run the risk of running foul of its bilateral relations with strategic trade partners. Critically, these are partners we rely on for our own exports...
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