DTIC calls on the International Trade Administration Commission to consider a temporary rebate to avert a looming food crisis.
Chickens are dropping like flies in South Africa due to the worsening and highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak, causing severe shortages of eggs in the northern parts of the country. In the coming months, poultry product supply is likely to be under severe pressure, threatening food security.
In July 2022, anti-dumping duties were approved on frozen bone-in portions of chicken originating in or imported from Brazil, Denmark, Ireland, Poland and Spain, after an Itac investigation uncovered evidence of dumping. Itac said the investigation had to be done in an expedited manner. Feedback to the ministry is expected within two weeks.On Monday, the Minister of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development confirmed that South Africa is dealing with several HPAI outbreaks, which resulted in the culling of more than 2.6 million chickens as of 21 September 2023.
On Tuesday, the importer’s managing director, Fred Hume, commended the DTIC for taking swift action to avert a humanitarian crisis, but said more had to be done to allow importers to respond to supply shortages. “Currently their methodology is flawed and the duties prejudice tens of millions of people for the benefit of a few. Even now, it is unclear if/when/to what extent duties will be reduced/suspended.”Only once they have clear guidance can they act, after which it will take them two to three months to get the product on shelves.
On 22 September, Quantum reported that the HPAI outbreak affected about 1.5 million of its layer and breeding stock, costing around R106-million.I love me some DM in the morning, but not when paragraphs are repeated, not verbatim, just enough to be a pain in the arse.
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