LETTER: Lay off chicken farmers
Peter Bruce’s attacks on local producers are unfounded as there is no fair foreign competition
Why does Peter Bruce have so much scorn for the chicken industry? Two articles in one week defending imported chicken and calling local chicken farmers everything from lazy to inefficient! (“Poor chicken industry, from a sweet to a sweat spot (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/columnists/2021-03-03-peter-bruce-poor-chicken-industry-from-a-sweet-to-a-sweat-spot/)”, March 3, and “Forget about thriving export industries while protecting plodding companies (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/columnists/2021-03-10-peter-bruce-forget-about-thriving-export-industries-while-protecting-plodding-companies/)”, March 10).
It’s hard not to take offence when the effects of dumping on our local markets can be felt so clearly, and when farmers like myself are putting in so much effort to create a sustainable livelihood for ourselves...
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