ICYMI: Bird flu threatens 2023 chicken imports in South Africa

Published 2023년 3월 27일

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South Africa's chicken imports have seen a decrease since 2018 but have risen slightly since November 2022, with a 31% increase in January for bone-in portions. This is due to factors such as bird flu, Covid-19 disruptions, and higher import tariffs. The European Union has stopped exporting chicken to South Africa due to dumping, with Brazil and the United States being the leading suppliers. However, bird flu outbreaks in the United States and Argentina may impact these imports. The South African poultry industry is growing and distressed due to factors such as power cuts and high feed costs following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The government's delay in imposing anti-dumping duties and revising tariff structures to curb illegal chicken imports is also impacting the industry.

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Are South Africa’s chicken imports going up or down? According to the advocacy body FairPlay, the answer is – both. This is because chicken imports have declined on an annual level since 2018, but rising monthly since November 2022. “It’s too early to tell whether the three-month rise will become a sustained upward trend, particularly for the frozen bone-in portions such as leg quarters which cause the most problems for South African poultry farmers,” FairPlay said in a statement. The monthly percentage increases are high – 31% for bone-in portions in January – but it is all off a low base because of years of steadily reducing imports. FairPlay said the latest official statistics contain interesting information about what is coming in, who is supplying it, and the steady worldwide spread of avian influenza (bird flu). “The poultry industry estimates that the lower import volumes in recent years are due to bird flu, Covid-19 disruptions, and higher import tariffs, in that order. ...

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