The strange case of the shortage that wasn’t
The big mystery about South Africa’s rebates on chicken imports is why they were approved when they weren’t needed.
Why cutting chicken import tariffs won’t help consumers
Proposed chicken import tariff rebates continue to face scrutiny, especially as the local industry has reportedly contained the bird flu outbreak and is stabilising chicken supplies. Consumer benefits from rebates also remain uncertain and contested.
Bird flu in South Africa: expert explains what’s behind the chicken crisis and what must be done about it
An outbreak of avian flu – a highly contagious viral infection that affects wild birds as well as poultry – has hit poultry farms in South Africa.
Fulfil Your Obligations To Our Chicken Farmers, Minister Patel
During the next few weeks, you are due to announce your decision on whether or not to impose anti-dumping duties on chicken imports from Brazil and four European Union countries.
Implement those tariffs now, Mr Patel
If the government was in any doubt about the difficulties facing the South African chicken industry, they should have been removed by the profit warning from the country’s largest poultry producer, Astral Foods.
Chicken import tariff explainer
These are the main types of tariffs or duties that apply to chicken imports into South Africa.
Fairplay Movement calls on chicken importers to reveal profits
FairPlay has challenged chicken importers to reveal their “substantial” profits and to say how much they have invested in expanding their industry and creating local jobs in South Africa
FairPlay Movement proposes five-point plan to stave off hunger as jobless totals rise
More millions out of work means more poverty, more hunger and more malnutrition. The government must act urgently to ensure food security for all as winter approaches.
On poultry
This week we had a query about starting a poultry enterprise.
World Poultry Foundation online videos to boost biosecurity in African poultry farming
The US-based World Poultry Foundation (WPF) has released a series of training videos to help Africa’s poultry farmers raise healthier birds and so enhance both their profitability and their communities’ nutritional status.