LETTER: Wolpert is wrong to dismiss the threat from dumping
Chicken dumping is not in the past but a clear and present danger to the sector
16 April 2021 - 18:12
David Wolpert, a retired chicken importer, errs in thinking that there is no current or future threat to the local poultry industry from dumped chicken imports (“Dumping not core issue bedevilling local poultry industry”, 12 April).
Dumping is not in the past. Certainly, rising feed costs concern poultry farmers, as feed comprises up to 70% of their input costs. Dumping is worse, because it breaks the rules as evidenced by the lengthy application for anti-dumping duties against Brazil and four EU countries...
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