South African poultry producers are considering granting concessions on the access of US chickens into the local market in order to help secure the renewal of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa). US poultry producers have threatened to block the renewal of the act in the US Congress if SA does not allow some of their products to enter the domestic market.
SA applies anti-dumping duties on the import of US bone-in chicken portions and while these will remain in place in future, there was scope to allow a specified quantity of chicken leg quarters from the US to enter the country, CEO of the South African Poultry Association Kevin Lovell said on Friday. Agoa provides SA with duty-free access into the US and it is due to expire on September 30 next year. READ MORE
Source: www.bdlive.co.za
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