SA Poultry Association warns how imports threaten survival of small chicken farmers
The SA Poultry Association has warned that more local chicken farmers could soon go out of business due to cheap Brazilian imports.
Local farmers and unions argue that the EU and Brazil sell chicken meat below cost and have called on the government to intervene. But the EU and producers in the South American country have said their farmers are simply more competitive than their counterparts in SA.
Breitenbach said imports, of which 61% come from Brazil, currently outnumber the output of even the biggest SA producer.
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